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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light to gentle
breezes are generally expected through Friday. Winds will be a mix
of southerly winds north of Cape Mendocino and northerly winds
farther south. Seas will be a mix of a small northwest swell and a
couple of southwest swells. Northerly winds are expected to
expand across the whole area and start to increase over the
weekend.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 kt, backing to SE. Seas
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
821 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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