Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
551 FZUS56 KEKA 061608 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-070515- 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...An offshore high- pressure system interacting with an inland thermal low will maintain strengthening northerly winds across the southern waters through Monday. Winds will temporarily ease Wednesday as a thermal trough moves over the coast to generate offshore flow, before northerlies re-strengthen late Thursday. A long-period southerly swell from Hurricane Marie will persist across all waters through early Monday night. $$ PZZ450-070515- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ470-070515- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ455-070515- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-070515- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 908 AM PDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$