Monday, December 29th, 2025
SYNOPSIS:
- Clear, dry weather continues through Tuesday with overnight valley fog and possible morning frost.
- Light rain returns Wednesday afternoon (New Year’s Eve) in southern areas, spreading north by Thursday with 0.10-0.30 inches expected.
- Friday brings heavier rainfall of 1+ inches with a potential atmospheric river and possible localized flooding.
- Very strong winds (65-75+ mph) develop Friday morning over mountains and coast, with another powerful storm following over the weekend.
- Heavy rain and high wind risk continues along the West Coast from January 5-8.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 60 | 38 | 62 |
| Along The Coast | 56 | 47 | 56 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | NE 5 kt. |
| Waves | NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | E 5 kt. |
| Waves | NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | E 5 kt, backing to N this afternoon. |
| Waves | NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | NE 5 kt. |
| Waves | NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today, Monday, 29th of December, the sun will rise in Shelter Cove at 7:37am and sunset will be at 5:00pm, for approximately 9 hours and 22 minutes of sunlight.
The next LOW tide will be at 1:05pm, at 0.7ft, and the following HIGH tide will be at 7:27pm at 4.2ft.
Today the waxing gibbous moon set at 2:16 am in the west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the northeast at 12:49 pm.
According to the solunar theory, today is a bad day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is low, however, this is just a chance so we encourage you to take your rod and try it during solunar periods.