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 06:33 AM and sunset is at 07:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
11:35PM2.03m
12:19PM1.64m
00:04AM2.09m
1:07PM1.63m
00:33AM2.12m
1:53PM1.62m
1:00AM2.13m
2:36PM1.60m
Low Tide
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
5:15PM0.36m
6:08AM0.08m
5:54PM0.49m
6:48AM-0.06m
6:29PM0.62m
7:25AM-0.15m
7:04PM0.75m
8:01AM-0.20m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
NW
8
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
W
13
0.9
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
WSW
8
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.3
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
1.2
W
10
2.5
W
15
3
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
5
E
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NNW
 mm 
1
4
11
7
2
12
2
max°C
15
15
12
16
17
14
12
12
11
13
11
11
12
13
11
11
12
9
16
15
10
13
13
9
12
12
9
11
12
9
12
14
11
16
16
12
13
13
9
14
15
13
23
21
15
18
18
Moonrise
6:54
7:34
8:24
9:26
10:37
11:52
1:06
2:17
3:24
4:30
5:34
6:37
7:42
8:46
9:49
Moonset
10:10
11:30
12:42
1:42
2:30
3:07
3:36
4:01
4:22
4:43
5:03
5:25
5:50
6:19
6:53
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
Sunset
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
Today's sea temperature in Arcata is
11.5° C
(Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 11.4 max: 13.3 min: 10.1°C)
Issued (local time): 4 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026
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