Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 11, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
WNW 20kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
WNW 17kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NNW 16kt⇓
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑W 7kt
4ft
Monday Night
W 6kt⇓
4ft
Tuesday
⇑W 10kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 11kt
3ft
Wednesday
W 11kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:31 pm PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 15 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 11 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 6 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

*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.