Arcata Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 06:28 AM and sunset is at 08:01 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:36AM1.75m
9:15PM1.49m
7:57AM1.73m
9:56PM1.62m
9:13AM1.74m
10:32PM1.79m
10:22AM1.77m
11:06PM1.98m
11:26AM1.81m
11:41PM2.16m
12:26PM1.84m
00:18AM2.32m
1:24PM1.84m
00:56AM2.44m
2:22PM1.82m
1:36AM2.48m
3:19PM1.76m
2:20AM2.44m
4:18PM1.69m
3:08AM2.34m
5:20PM1.63m
6:25PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.08m
2:19AM1.02m
3:04PM0.07m
3:31AM0.79m
3:55PM0.08m
4:31AM0.50m
4:41PM0.13m
5:24AM0.19m
5:25PM0.23m
6:13AM-0.12m
6:08PM0.35m
7:02AM-0.36m
6:51PM0.49m
7:50AM-0.53m
7:35PM0.63m
8:40AM-0.59m
8:21PM0.76m
9:31AM-0.56m
9:11PM0.88m
10:24AM-0.46m
10:06PM0.97m
11:21AM-0.32m
11:12PM1.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.2
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.6
W
7
2.5
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
SE
10
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
W
10
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
 mm 
5
3
3
5
7
1
max°C
13
13
8
12
12
9
13
13
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
11
12
9
11
12
9
13
13
9
14
15
12
15
16
12
18
18
13
12
13
12
Moonrise
3:20
3:51
4:18
4:42
5:06
5:31
5:59
6:33
7:15
8:07
9:10
10:19
Moonset
12:56
2:09
3:23
4:38
5:55
7:14
8:37
10:00
11:20
12:30
1:26
Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:16
6:15
6:13
Sunset
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is 10.9 °C (Statistics for 21 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 11.4 max: 13.3 min: 10.2°C)
Issued (local time): 4 am Monday 21 Apr 2025
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