Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Late Afternoon
Light Wind
6ft
Tonight
⇑ESE 7kt
5-6ft
Tuesday
S 8kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 8kt
4ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 10kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Thursday
NNW 16kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Friday
NNW 6kt⇓
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Rain and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then rain likely after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

SE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NW after midnight. Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.