Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
108 FZUS56 KEKA 150354 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-151615- 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies remain strong early this week, bringing fresh to strong breezes and steep, short seas to the outer waters. Winds will be strongest with near gale force gusts downwind of Cape Blanco, Point Saint George, and Cape Mendocino. Seas will be steep and hazardous to small crafts in the inner waters as well. Winds to diminish Wednesday afternoon and remain light Thursday and Friday. $$ PZZ450-151615- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-151615- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this evening. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 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 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-151615- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-151615- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 854 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW 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 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU 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. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$