Humboldt Bay, CA - (North Spit) Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

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

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853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds will
return and strengthen again Wednesday afternoon. Gale conditions
develop Thursday over the southern waters. Gale conditions with
large, steep seas will spread over all zones through the weekend.
Northerly winds will likely remain strong into next week.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026


.REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 kt, veering to NW this
afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 12 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026


.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
N 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 15 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N
13 ft at 9 seconds and NW 14 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail:
N 18 ft at 12 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 17 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail: NW
18 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 18 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
853 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds
and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 15 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N
14 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail:
N 18 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Wave Detail: N
20 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Wave Detail:
N 23 ft at 14 seconds.

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