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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California

National Weather Service Eureka CA

907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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



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907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds and 

steep short period seas will build Thursday afternoon and 

evening. These strong winds and steep seas are forecast to persist

through the day on Friday and then ease some over the weekend. A 

small long period westerly swell is forecast to build over the 

weekend.





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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-

907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave

Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW

7 ft at 11 seconds. 

.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 10 seconds. 

.FRI NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW

5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. 

.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW

5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds.  



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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-

907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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

THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...



.REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave

Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW

8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft

at 10 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 11 seconds. 

.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 11 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.  



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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-

907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...



.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this

afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds

and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW

8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft

at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5ft. Wave Detail: NW

5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. 

.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.  



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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-

907 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...



.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave

Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N

9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW

8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. 

.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft

at 11 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.  



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