Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 22kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑NW 28kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 26kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NNW 26kt
7-8ft
Sunday Night
NNW 25kt
8ft
Monday
NW 12kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
NW 8kt⇓
6ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 16 to 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 17 to 22 kt increasing to 23 to 28 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 20 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 18 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 16 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 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.