Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
742 FZUS56 KEKA 242244 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-251115- 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerlies will increase tonight through early next week, promoting hazardous wave conditions for small crafts across the outer waters. A multi-day downward trend in wind and waves will begin on Thursday in all waters except the southern outer waters. $$ PZZ450-251115- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of rain. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...N wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ470-251115- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ455-251115- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ475-251115- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 344 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$