Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
922 FZUS56 KEKA 231005 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-232315- 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerly winds continue to diminish into Saturday. Gentle to moderate breezes across the coastal waters this weekend, with lighter winds nearshore. 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. Northerlies increase again Sunday night through early next week. $$ PZZ450-232315- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ470-232315- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N 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. .SUN...NW 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 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. $$ PZZ455-232315- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-232315- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 305 AM PDT Sat Aug 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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...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 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 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 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. $$