Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain Returns to California

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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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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Today
SE 6kt
3ft
Tonight
E 12kt
3ft
New Year's Day
SE 16kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
SSE 17kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Friday
SE 31kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
S 26kt
9ft
Saturday
S 22kt
7-8ft
Saturday Night
SSE 12kt
8-9ft
Sunday
SSE 11kt
8-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:30 am PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SE wind around 6 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

E wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

New Year's Day

SE wind 14 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 13 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

SE wind 22 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 20 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 10 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday

S wind around 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 7 to 9 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 10 to 12 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 10 ft and SW 9 ft becoming S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 9 to 10 ft and S 2 to 3 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.