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 — and sunset is at 07:53 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:38PM1.92m
11:54AM1.82m
00:09AM2.08m
12:47PM1.84m
00:40AM2.22m
1:40PM1.83m
1:15AM2.34m
2:34PM1.80m
1:53AM2.40m
3:30PM1.73m
2:34AM2.40m
4:29PM1.66m
3:22AM2.33m
5:33PM1.58m
6:42PM1.55m
5:21AM2.05m
7:51PM1.57m
6:36AM1.89m
8:53PM1.64m
7:56AM1.76m
9:45PM1.74m
9:13AM1.69m
10:27PM1.85m
10:22AM1.65m
11:03PM1.95m
11:24AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.21m
5:52AM0.26m
5:55PM0.27m
6:36AM0.00m
6:32PM0.38m
7:20AM-0.22m
7:11PM0.50m
8:06AM-0.38m
7:51PM0.63m
8:54AM-0.46m
8:34PM0.76m
9:45AM-0.47m
9:21PM0.87m
10:40AM-0.40m
10:16PM0.96m
11:40AM-0.29m
11:25PM1.02m
12:44PM-0.17m
00:48AM1.00m
1:50PM-0.07m
2:15AM0.89m
2:51PM0.03m
3:31AM0.70m
3:45PM0.12m
4:33AM0.48m
4:33PM0.23m
5:24AM0.26m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
13
1.5
NW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
8
1.2
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
5
E
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
20
S
15
SSW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
 mm 
3
5
1
2
4
10
1
max°C
12
10
10
10
8
10
11
8
11
12
9
14
14
11
16
15
12
17
17
14
13
16
13
15
15
12
13
14
11
12
12
11
13
13
10
10
11
9
10
11
9
12
13
9
16
17
11
Moonrise
5:31
5:55
6:22
6:54
7:34
8:24
9:26
10:37
11:52
1:06
2:17
3:24
4:30
5:34
6:37
Moonset
5:04
6:16
7:31
8:49
10:10
11:30
12:42
1:42
2:30
3:07
3:36
4:01
4:22
4:43
5:03
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is
11.8° C
(Statistics for 14 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 13.4 min: 10.2°C)
Issued (local time): 4 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026
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