Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 23, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
WNW 22kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 20kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Monday Night
WNW 7kt
2ft
Tuesday
W 9kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
NW 10kt
2ft
Wednesday
WNW 11kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:06 pm PDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 10 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

W wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 7 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.