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

Gale Warning until August 2, 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
NW 26kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 25kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 23kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Monday
WNW 11kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
NW 9kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:06 pm PDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 18 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 17 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 13 to 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am, then Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 1 to 2 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.