Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until June 30, 03:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 15kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 16kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
NW 16kt
6-7ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
5-6ft
Wednesday Night
W 9kt⇓
5ft
Thursday
⇑W 9kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
W 10kt⇓
5ft
Friday
⇑W 9kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Jun 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 6 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 10 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.