Weather & Tides-Sept.26, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Friday, September 26th, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Warm and dry weather will persist this week. Dry northerly flow will clear out most of the coastal stratus this week, allowing for better duration of coastal sunshine. Rain chances arrive late Sunday, with increasing probability for widespread rainfall and periods of breezy winds through early next week. The opportunity for additional rainfall may continue through mid next week.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light north northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. 

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. 

Along the Coast: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Extended Forecast: A series of storm systems will bring cooler weather, periods of moderate to heavy rain, and gusty southerly winds to the region starting late this weekend. After a brief warmup into the 90s on Friday, temperatures will drop sharply by Sunday as clouds and rain move in. The first system could bring a weak atmospheric river, delivering beneficial rainfall to drought-stricken areas along with winds of 20–40 mph, especially in higher terrain. Another strong storm is likely to follow, with the potential for heavier rain and stronger winds depending on its exact track.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	89	50	91
Along The Coast	66	51	63

The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON

Today	Wind	N 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	N 8 ft at 7 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
	Waves	N 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles. 

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
	Waves	N 9 ft at 8 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
	Waves	N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Friday, September 26th, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:08am and the sunset will be at 7:05pm, for a total of 11 hours and 56 minutes of sunlight. The next high tide will be at 2:04 pm  at 5.7ft.  The next low tide will be at 9:12 pm, at 0.7ft. The waxing crescent moon will rise in the southeast at 12:06 pm and will set in the southwest at 9:16 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. Let us know if you have any first hand reports of your fishing day!