Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. 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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This Afternoon
WNW 12kt
5ft
Tonight
N 8kt
5ft
Saturday
NE 6kt⇓
4ft
Saturday Night
⇑ENE 7kt
3-4ft
Sunday
⇑SSE 7kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
ESE 8kt
2ft
Monday
SSE 11kt
2ft
Monday Night
ESE 8kt
2ft
Tuesday
SSE 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Jan 23, 2026-6pm PST Jan 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

N wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

NE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

E wind 8 to 11 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

ESE wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

SSE wind 7 to 10 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.