Surf Forecasts:
Harbor Entrance at Eureka surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 7 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NNW swell with 2,193 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Harbor Entrance at Eureka this week:
The surf forecast for Harbor Entrance at Eureka over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Harbor Entrance at Eureka in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 16s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 6th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 7th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Harbor Entrance at Eureka over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 21 | NNW 8 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 183 | 302 | 256 | 249 | 263 | 285 | 277 | 1142 | 2127 | 1594 | 555 | 608 | 791 | 1463 | 1247 | 1341 | 2145 | 1841 | 1242 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.47m | 8:01PM1.77m | 9:53AM1.61m | 9:15PM1.77m | 10:31AM1.75m | 10:18PM1.77m | 11:05AM1.87m | 11:14PM1.75m | 11:37AM1.97m | 00:06AM1.70m | 12:06PM2.01m | 00:54AM1.64m | 12:34PM2.02m | 1:40AM1.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.99m | 3:16AM-0.03m | 3:34PM0.78m | 4:07AM0.01m | 4:33PM0.54m | 4:51AM0.09m | 5:23PM0.32m | 5:30AM0.21m | 6:09PM0.13m | 6:06AM0.36m | 6:50PM-0.00m | 6:41AM0.51m | 7:29PM-0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 24 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 163 | 302 | 256 | 161 | 263 | 285 | 277 | 352 | 2127 | 1594 | 365 | 608 | 329 | 1463 | 309 | 211 | 866 | 1841 | 596 | 790 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 211 | 183 | 234 | 180 | 114 | 146 | 229 | 225 | 1142 | 424 | 458 | 555 | 365 | 403 | 318 | 332 | 214 | 280 | 528 | 271 | 969 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 211 | 203 | 118 | 69 | 113 | 246 | 327 | 455 | 56 | 56 | 595 | 441 | 260 | 216 | 188 | 249 | 167 | 206 | 146 | 452 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 170 | — | — | — | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 791 | — | 1247 | 1341 | 2145 | 1254 | 1242 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 83 | 0 | 112 | 83 | 0 | 109 | 73 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 18 | 224 | 139 | 73 | 286 | 686 | 109 | 259 | 466 | 0 |
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