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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 12, 03:00 PM PDT until May 12, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 6kt
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3-4ft
Tuesday
⇑W 20kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
WNW 21kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
WNW 21kt
6ft
Wednesday Night
NW 25kt⇓
6ft
Thursday
WNW 16kt
5-6ft
Thursday Night
NW 21kt
5ft
Friday
WNW 22kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT May 11, 2026-6pm PDT May 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 6 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 14 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 13 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 12 to 17 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 7 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 18 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 14 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

*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.