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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-150615-
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
NORTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE AND PEAK TODAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
NORTHERN OUTER WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SEA STATE
WILL BE COMPOSED O STEEP SOUTHERLY WINDS WAVES, DECAYING MID-
PERIOD SWELLS, AND A FRESH LONG-PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL. NEARSHORE
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT, BUT STEEP WIND WAVES MAY STILL PROPAGATE
NEARSHORE. CONDITIONS GENERALLY IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
PZZ450-150615-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 7 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
S WIND 5 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
E WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ470-150615-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
E WIND 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ455-150615-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
S WIND 5 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ475-150615-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
958 AM PST WED JAN 14 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WIND 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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