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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
822 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

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

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822 AM 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 Sunday night into early next week, bringing fresh to
strong northerly winds and steep seas to the outer waters. Winds
are expected to diminish late in the week.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
822 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W this afternoon.
Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 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...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
822 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 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 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
822 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds
and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of
fog.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
822 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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