Today in Del Norte County, patchy fog will clear before 8 AM, followed by cloudy skies gradually becoming mostly sunny with a high near 59°F. Winds remain calm in the morning, becoming northwest at 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight brings partly cloudy skies with a low around 48°F and north winds of 5 to 8 mph.
For Crescent City today: Low tide at 8:32 AM (-0.8 ft), high tide at 3:33 PM (5.1 ft). The tidal range is approximately 5.9 feet with conditions falling through the morning.
The nearby buoy reports swell direction from the southwest with an average wave period of 7 seconds. Marine forecasts indicate mixed swell conditions with west swell at 4 feet traveling at 11 seconds and southwest swell at 2 feet at 16 seconds for today.
Today's seas measure 4 to 5 feet with wind waves around 1 foot as northwest winds run 5 to 9 knots. Tonight seas build to 7 to 8 feet with wind waves increasing to 2 to 5 feet as NNW winds strengthen to 15 to 22 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect from Thursday 5 AM through Friday 5 AM when seas reach 7 to 9 feet.