Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. 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
W 13kt
3ft
Tonight
W 11kt
2-3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Thursday Night
NW 6kt
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 11kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:27 am PDT Aug 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 11pm. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 3 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.