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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

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224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light breezes will
continue along the coast through Thursday. Winds will gradually
transition to northerly across all of the waters into Friday as
high pressure builds over the eastern Pacific Ocean. Northerly
winds will become moderate to strong over the weekend, highest in
the outer waters zones.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
224 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.

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