Areas of Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry, windy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire risks to the northern Plains today, and southern High Plains and the Southwest through the weekend. Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very large hail, wind damage and tornadoes will be possible today and Saturday across parts of the central Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 17, 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]

Today
⇑NW 26kt
6-8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 29kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 28kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 32kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 22kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 24kt⇓
7-9ft

Gale Warning
Monday
WNW 15kt
6ft
Monday Night
NW 18kt
6-7ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 9kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:21 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 13 to 18 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 25 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 23 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 25 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 43 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 12 to 17 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 9 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 8 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft becoming SW. 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.