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]

Today
NW 24kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 20kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Monday
WNW 9kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
4ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:34 am PDT Aug 2, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 22 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 11 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 26 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 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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 after 8pm. 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. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 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.