Crescent City, California Weather
Crescent City, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Crescent City, Del Norte County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Crescent City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Crescent City is published on the Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (KCEC) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Crescent City have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Crescent City: Brookings Airport (KBOK) 36 km
Conditions reported at KCEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crescent City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Crescent City, California
Crescent City clings to the rugged coastline, a place where the Pacific's restless breath is a constant companion. It lies 65.1 miles south-west of Grants Pass, OR (from Grants Pass, OR: bearing 224°T), and is situated 2.2 miles west of Bertsch-Oceanview. The landscape here is a dramatic clash of emerald forests and the bruised, grey expanse of the ocean, a meeting point defined by ancient, wind-sculpted trees that lean inland as if seeking refuge from the perpetual spray. Steep, forested bluffs plunge towards a shoreline that is a chaotic yet beautiful arrangement of sea stacks, tide pools teeming with hidden life, and beaches of dark, volcanic sand. The air itself carries the sharp, briny tang of kelp and the damp, earthy scent of redwood duff, a perfume that saturates everything. Even on the clearest days, a fine mist often hangs in the air, softening the edges of the world and lending the distant sea stacks a spectral quality. The history of Crescent City is etched in the logging industry that once defined its fortunes, a legacy still visible in the weathered docks and the quiet strength of the remaining timber mills. This coastal town, born from the exploitation of its abundant redwood forests, has seen boom and bust, its economy now diversifying with the fishing fleet and the burgeoning tourism drawn by the raw, untamed beauty of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and the dramatic coastline. The town’s character is one of quiet resilience, a stoic acceptance of the elements and a deep connection to the natural world that surrounds it. The rhythm of life in Crescent City is dictated less by the clock and more by the tide, the weather, and the slow, deliberate growth of the ancient trees that stand sentinel over this wild edge of the continent.
Live animated radar for Crescent City and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Crescent City, Del Norte County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.755948°N, 124.201747°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95531, 95532 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crescent City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crescent City, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Crescent City includes coordinates 41.755948°N, 124.201747°W, situated in Del Norte County. ZIP code 95531, 95532. Telephone area code: 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
