Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
258 FZUS56 KEKA 061047 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-062315- 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong to near gale northerly winds and very steep to steep seas will continue today and persist during the weekend into early next week. Strongest winds are expected over the outer waters with breaks in gales across portions of the inner waters. $$ PZZ450-062315- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ470-062315- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ455-062315- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ475-062315- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 247 AM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$