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Crescent City, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

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

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225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Storm force winds are
forecast Tuesday night into early Wednesday as a compact low
accelerates northeastward across the waters. Large and very steep
seas are expected on Wednesday in the wake of this storm. There
will be only a brief lull in strong winds and large seas before
another strong storm systems arrives Wednesday afternoon.

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PZZ450-232330-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 12 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 13 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 10 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas
14 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 20 ft. Wave Detail: S 20 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 12 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: S
14 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
16 ft. Wave Detail: S 16 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 16 ft. Wave Detail: S 16 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 12 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
225 AM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 12 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: SE 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: S
15 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 11 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
19 ft. Wave Detail: S 19 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 18 ft. Wave Detail: S 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 13 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

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