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CWFEKA
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-211130-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds are
strengthening across the waters Friday afternoon. Winds will
increase to gale strength over much of the waters late Saturday
morning. Northerly seas will turn steep and hazardous, building
to 12 to 15 Saturday afternoon through Sunday night. Northerly
winds will quickly ease Monday as seas slowly subside. Southerly
winds increase Tuesday with an approaching front.
$$
PZZ450-211130-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ470-211130-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance
of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ455-211130-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ475-211130-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Areas of fog this evening.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
CWFEKA
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-211130-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds are
strengthening across the waters Friday afternoon. Winds will
increase to gale strength over much of the waters late Saturday
morning. Northerly seas will turn steep and hazardous, building
to 12 to 15 Saturday afternoon through Sunday night. Northerly
winds will quickly ease Monday as seas slowly subside. Southerly
winds increase Tuesday with an approaching front.
$$
PZZ450-211130-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ470-211130-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance
of drizzle after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ455-211130-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
$$
PZZ475-211130-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
349 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Areas of fog this evening.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
$$