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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KEKA
FZUS56 KEKA 041602
CWFEKA
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ400-050430
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS
Northerly winds will
ease today, with light to gentle breezes forecast through
Saturday. Moderate to strong southerly breezes and steep waves
briefly return Sunday as a frontal boundary moves across the
waters. A large long period westerly swell will also build on
Sunday with hazardous seas likely continuing on Monday.
PZZ450-050430
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
REST OF TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT
SW wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
SUN NIGHT
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
MON
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
PZZ470-050430
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
REST OF TODAY
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN
S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft
at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
SUN NIGHT
SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave
Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain
likely.
MON
S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT
S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE
S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
PZZ455-050430
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
REST OF TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SUN
SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
MON
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
PZZ475-050430
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm
902 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025
REST OF TODAY
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN
S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
SUN NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.
MON
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds.
TUE
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.