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 07:37 AM and sunset is at 04:52 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:24PM2.03m | 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 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM1.15m | 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 | |||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | |
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some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | mod rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | 16 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Moonrise | 10:49 | — | — | 11:12 | — | — | 11:34 | — | — | 11:55 | — | — | 12:19 | — | — | 12:47 | — | — | 1:21 | — | — | 2:05 | — | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
Moonset | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 10:45 | — | — | 11:53 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | 2:17 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is 12.3° C (Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.4 max: 13.5 min: 10.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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