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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 26, 09:00 PM PDT until May 27, 09:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
NW 15kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NW 10kt⇓
7ft
Thursday
⇑S 6kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NW 6kt
6ft
Friday
WNW 15kt
5ft
Friday Night
NNW 17kt
6ft
Saturday
NW 25kt
6-7ft
Saturday Night
NNW 15kt
7-8ft
Sunday
NW 13kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 27, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday

NW wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 to 11 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 6 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 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.