Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
615 FZUS56 KEKA 132105 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-140915- 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light to gentle breezes will turn northerly across all waters by late this afternoon as high pressure builds offshore. The onshore pressure gradient between the eastern Pacific high and the interior thermal low will strengthen tonight into early next week, bringing fresh to strong northerly winds and steep seas to the outer waters. Winds are expected to diminish Wednesday late in the day and remain light Thursday and Friday. $$ PZZ450-140915- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-140915- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-140915- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-140915- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 158 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$