Isolated Severe Storms in the Midwest; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains; Record Heat in the West

Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Florida Peninsula and the Great Lakes to Lower Missouri Valley and south-central Plains late this afternoon and early evening. Elevated to critical fire weather concerns continue over much of the northern Great Plains. Above average temperatures persist across portions of the West today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 12, 03:00 PM PDT until May 13, 03:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NW 20kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 18kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
NW 24kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NNW 23kt
7ft
Thursday
NW 21kt
7ft
Thursday Night
NNW 23kt
8ft
Friday
NNW 28kt
7ft
Friday Night
NNW 18kt
7-8ft
Saturday
NNW 21kt
7-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT May 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT May 12, 2026-6pm PDT May 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 14 to 24 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 14 to 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 11 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 20 to 23 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 19 to 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 15 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and WSW 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 3 to 4 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.