Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. 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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Friday
⇑WNW 10kt
3ft
Friday Night
WNW 9kt
3-4ft
Saturday
⇑W 9kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NW 10kt
3ft
Sunday
NW 13kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NW 15kt
3ft
Labor Day
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Monday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:57 am PDT Sep 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 8 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Labor Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 to 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.