Mad River Slough, Arcata Bay, Humboldt Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Mad River Slough, Arcata Bay, Humboldt Bay 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 Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:57PM2.47m
3:18AM1.91m
1:36PM2.37m
3:55AM1.95m
2:19PM2.24m
4:32AM2.02m
3:11PM2.07m
5:09AM2.12m
4:15PM1.88m
5:48AM2.24m
5:34PM1.70m
6:28AM2.39m
7:03PM1.59m
7:12AM2.55m
8:34PM1.59m
8:00AM2.70m
9:56PM1.68m
8:50AM2.83m
11:06PM1.81m
9:42AM2.92m
00:02AM1.93m
10:36AM2.97m
00:50AM2.02m
Low Tide
7:01AM1.26m
8:04PM-0.21m
7:45AM1.24m
8:40PM-0.15m
8:35AM1.20m
9:17PM-0.05m
9:33AM1.13m
9:55PM0.09m
10:41AM1.01m
10:36PM0.29m
11:53AM0.81m
11:21PM0.51m
1:04PM0.55m
00:13AM0.73m
2:09PM0.26m
1:12AM0.93m
3:09PM-0.04m
2:15AM1.07m
4:03PM-0.29m
3:19AM1.16m
4:54PM-0.48m
4:19AM1.15m
5:43PM-0.59m
5:16AM1.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WSW
10
2.5
SW
10
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
W
12
4
WNW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.5
WNW
11
rain showers
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
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rain showers
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mod rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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some clouds
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
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clear
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clear
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clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
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clear
 km/h
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
25
SE
5
E
5
E
20
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
E
5
NE
10
N
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
5
E
5
SSE
0
N
5
E
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
S
10
N
10
SE
 mm 
1
1
8
2
16
16
9
11
8
4
2
max°C
12
12
10
10
12
14
14
14
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
10
9
7
11
9
8
14
11
9
13
12
11
13
12
10
12
11
10
Moonrise
9:53
10:23
10:49
11:12
11:34
11:56
12:19
12:47
1:21
2:05
3:01
4:09
Moonset
7:24
8:31
9:38
10:45
11:53
1:04
2:17
3:35
4:55
6:13
7:22
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Mad River Slough, Arcata Bay, Humboldt Bay is
12.5° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.4 max: 13.5 min: 10.1°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Monday 22 Dec 2025
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