Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. 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
Light Wind
5-6ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft
Saturday
ENE 7kt
5ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 8kt
5-6ft
Sunday Night
NNW 11kt
7ft
Monday
N 8kt
7ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
6-7ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:06 am PST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PST Jan 30, 2026-6pm PST Feb 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 6 to 8 ft and SSW 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and S 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.