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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 17, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NNW 26kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Friday
⇑NW 30kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NNW 29kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
⇑NW 35kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 34kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NNW 31kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 27kt⇓
9-11ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑NW 21kt
8ft
Monday Night
NNW 21kt
8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:42 pm PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NNW wind 20 to 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 18 to 23 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 25 to 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 24 to 29 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 27 to 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 24 to 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 to 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 22 to 27 kt decreasing to 14 to 19 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 10 to 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 9 ft and S 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 14 to 21 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NNW 9 ft and NNW 1 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.