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Marine Forecast Point St. George to Cape Mendocino
N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds.
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Data from NOAA National Weather Service. Forecast updates every 6 hours.
7-Day Forecast
Data from NWS api.weather.gov. Use for trip planning - verify conditions closer to departure.
Tide Predictions (7 days)
NOAA tide predictions for the next 7 days. Height in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Best bar crossing is typically during slack tide (between high and low).
Tide height predictions chart. Data table follows.
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Tidal Currents & Crossing Windows
Optimal Crossing Windows (next 24h)
Crossing Safety: Slack water (±30 min) is safest. Avoid crossing when strong ebb meets ocean swell - dangerous standing waves form at bar entrance.
NDBC Buoy Conditions Humboldt Bay (46244)
Real-time ocean conditions from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). Wave height, period, water temperature, and atmospheric data from offshore monitoring buoys.
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Station 46244 (Humboldt Bay) is not currently reporting data.
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