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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California

National Weather Service Eureka CA

259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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



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259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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

building short period seas continue Thursday night. These 

conditions 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 as a mid period swell 

fades.





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

259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. 

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

at 10 seconds. 

.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. 

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

at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. 

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

6 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 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 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. 

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

at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. 

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

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

.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft

at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.  



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

259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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



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

9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

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

NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

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

6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. 

.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 11 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N

8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.  



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

259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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



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

9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. 

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

6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

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

6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. 

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

NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

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

at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. 

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

5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. 

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

at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. 

.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. 

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

5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.  



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

259 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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



.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after

midnight. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds

and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. 

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

9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. 

.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft

at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW

7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW

6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. 

.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft

at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. 

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

6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft

at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.  



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