FZUS56 KEKA 230712 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-232015- 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds continue to increase today across the outer waters and the lee of Cape Mendocino. Localized gale force gusts are possible in the immediate lee of Cape Mendocino. Steep seas are likely to propagate into the inner waters even as winds remain light. Winds diminish Monday as a frontal boundary arrives. $$ PZZ450-232015- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog through the day. Patchy dense fog through the day. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PZZ470-232015- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PZZ455-232015- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PZZ475-232015- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 1212 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$