Arcata Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Mon 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:37AM1.83m | 3:16PM1.88m | 5:14AM1.92m | 4:20PM1.71m | 5:53AM2.03m | 5:39PM1.55m | 6:33AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:17AM2.30m | 8:39PM1.45m | 8:05AM2.44m | 10:01PM1.53m | 8:55AM2.56m | 11:11PM1.64m | 9:47AM2.64m | 00:07AM1.75m | 10:41AM2.68m | 00:55AM1.83m | 11:33AM2.68m | 1:40AM1.90m | 12:25PM2.61m | 2:23AM1.95m | 1:15PM2.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM-0.02m | 9:52AM1.09m | 10:14PM0.12m | 11:00AM0.97m | 10:55PM0.30m | 12:12PM0.79m | 11:40PM0.50m | 1:23PM0.55m | 00:32AM0.71m | 2:28PM0.27m | 1:31AM0.90m | 3:28PM-0.01m | 2:34AM1.03m | 4:22PM-0.24m | 3:38AM1.11m | 5:13PM-0.42m | 4:38AM1.10m | 6:02PM-0.52m | 5:35AM1.06m | 6:49PM-0.54m | 6:31AM1.00m | 7:34PM-0.49m | 7:25AM0.94m | |||||||||||||
W 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | mod rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
Moonrise | — | 11:12 | — | — | 11:34 | — | — | 11:55 | — | — | 12:19 | — | — | 12:47 | — | — | 1:21 | — | — | 2:05 | — | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 8:00 |
Moonset | 9:38 | — | — | 10:45 | — | — | 11:53 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | 2:17 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:37 | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is 12.1° C (Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.3 max: 13.5 min: 10.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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