Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
275 FZUS56 KEKA 222152 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-231015- 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerly winds continue to diminish into Saturday. Moderate to strong breezes are forecast through this evening across the outer waters and in the lee of Cape Mendocino, with light to gentle winds for the inner waters. Steep short-period seas are forecast to gradually subside through the weekend. A small and longer period SW swell is forecast to persist through the weekend. Gentle to fresh breezes are expected this weekend, before northerlies increase again early next week. $$ PZZ450-231015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-231015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ455-231015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-231015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 252 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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...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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$