Weather & Tides-August 4, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Monday, August 4th, 2025

SYNOPSIS: The last remaining impact of the passing cold front will be felt Monday. Ridging building in this coming week will warm temperatures.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Along the Coast: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. 

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Along the Coast: Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Extended Forecast: A cold front moved through on Sunday, causing strong winds inland. The weather pattern will calm down for the first part of the week, bringing milder winds, typical temperatures for this time of year, and no storms expected. Around midweek, a new system will bring in warmer air, making temperatures rise both inland and along the coast. By Friday and Saturday, some inland areas could see temperatures hitting 100°F or higher, while the coast will also warm up into the high 60s to low 70s.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	86	50	90
Along The Coast	63	53	65

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

Today	Wind	NW 5 to 10 kt.
	Waves	N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	N 5 to 10 kt.
	Waves	N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

Today	Wind	NW 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW 15 to 20 kt.
	Waves	N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Monday,  August 4th, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:18am and the sunset will be at 8:25pm, for a total of 14 hours and 7 minutes of sunlight. The next high tide at 7:59 pm,  at 5.9ft.  The next low tide will be at 1:32 pm, at 3.4ft. The waxing gibbous moon set at 1:24 am in the  southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast at 5:30 pm.According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.