Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Tonight
WNW 7kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 6kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 8kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:41 am PDT Jul 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Jul 18, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. WNW swell 5 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming WSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and WSW 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 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.