Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. 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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Tuesday
Light Wind
4ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Thursday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Friday
Light Wind
4ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 2am PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 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.