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 —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:46AM1.86m
1:23PM2.54m
3:38AM1.86m
2:16PM2.36m
4:30AM1.87m
3:13PM2.13m
5:20AM1.89m
4:15PM1.89m
6:09AM1.94m
5:25PM1.67m
6:55AM2.00m
6:43PM1.50m
7:36AM2.06m
8:07PM1.42m
8:14AM2.12m
9:28PM1.42m
8:50AM2.18m
10:38PM1.48m
9:25AM2.23m
11:34PM1.55m
10:01AM2.27m
00:19AM1.62m
10:37AM2.30m
Low Tide
7:51PM-0.59m
7:31AM1.06m
8:40PM-0.48m
8:29AM1.07m
9:29PM-0.32m
9:33AM1.06m
10:19PM-0.12m
10:45AM1.02m
11:08PM0.09m
12:02PM0.93m
11:58PM0.32m
1:18PM0.77m
00:47AM0.54m
2:25PM0.59m
1:37AM0.74m
3:20PM0.39m
2:26AM0.91m
4:06PM0.22m
3:14AM1.05m
4:47PM0.08m
3:59AM1.14m
5:25PM-0.03m
4:42AM1.20m
6:01PM-0.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
15
2.2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.5
WNW
15
2.2
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
E
0
NE
5
N
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
E
0
SE
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
5
NNW
10
N
 mm 
7
13
20
max°C
13
14
14
12
16
13
12
17
15
15
16
14
13
17
14
11
16
13
12
19
16
14
18
14
12
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
11
10
Moonrise
7:55
9:11
10:22
11:30
12:34
1:36
2:37
3:39
4:42
5:44
6:46
Moonset
10:33
11:11
11:40
12:05
12:26
12:46
1:06
1:26
1:50
2:17
2:50
3:30
Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
Sunset
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:50
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is
11.7° C
(Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.9 min: 10.7°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025
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