Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 7, 09:00 PM PDT until May 9, 03:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
WNW 16kt
4ft
Tonight
NW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 22kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NNW 21kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 21kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNW 21kt
5ft
Sunday
NW 21kt
5ft
Sunday Night
NNW 13kt
5ft
Monday
⇑WNW 7kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:32 am PDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT May 7, 2026-6pm PDT May 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

WNW wind 6 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 15 to 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 14 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 16 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 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.