Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
S 6kt⇓
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑S 6kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑W 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT Aug 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog before 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 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.