The Lagoons surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 PDT
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The Lagoons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lagoons sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Lagoons today?

The current surf forecast for The Lagoons at 5PM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 7.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)20s
Evening (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)18s

Table - waves today at The Lagoons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
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4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)201918171616161514141414131313131318161616161516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)265951507686789360284944416631612557203516571353128615691677199022116444571354605020516353245394
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
E
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglassglassoffglassoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
2.61
12:56AM
2.25
12:12PM
2.61
1:38AM
2.21
12:41PM
2.59
2:22AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.44
6:17AM
1.22
7:05PM
0.39
6:48AM
1.33
7:42PM
0.39
7:20AM
1.44
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-6:27-------6:24-------6:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232017151413131617171312121211151615131414131318
Feels °C (?)21181513121111141617131211121015151513131110814
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Humboldt

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Lagoons (light winds from the WNW at Arcata/Eureka Airport 31 km from The Lagoons). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the WNW with a 2.0m 20s long period groundswell, also from the WNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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6 km/h
WNW
0.0
13.4
Air / Water (°C)
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