According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data, Humboldt County experiences mild coastal weather today with temperatures hovering around 58° Fahrenheit and a high reaching 64° Fahrenheit under overcast skies that clear by afternoon. Wind speeds are currently moving from the northwest at 12 knots across the Trinidad marine zone, while Eureka registers westerly winds at 10 knots, and Shelter Cove records lighter breezes from the south-southwest at 6 knots. Solar activity today features first light at 5:58 AM, sunrise at 6:24 AM, sunset at 7:31 PM, and total darkness settling in by 7:57 PM.
Marine conditions along the coast show average wave sizes running between 5 and 7 feet with choppy local wind waves. Buoy readings indicate a primary swell arriving from the northwest at 310° with a 12-second period and a height of 6 feet, alongside a secondary swell from the west-northwest at 295° holding a 9-second period at 4 feet. Tidal activity includes a morning high tide at 6:42 AM of 6.2 feet, followed by a low tide at 1:15 PM of 0.4 feet, and a secondary high tide this evening at 7:38 PM of 5.5 feet.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, the weather outlook anticipates similar coastal cloud cover giving way to afternoon sun with temperatures peaking near 63° Fahrenheit, while marine conditions expect a slight easing of northwest winds to 10 knots and wave heights settling down slightly into the 4 to 6 foot range.