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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 29, 03:00 PM PDT until April 30, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
NW 9kt
4ft
Wednesday
NW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NW 15kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NW 15kt
5ft
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
5ft
Friday
NW 14kt
5ft
Friday Night
NNW 15kt
6ft
Saturday
NNW 11kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:27 pm PDT Apr 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Apr 29, 2026-6pm PDT May 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NW wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 9 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 0 to 1 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 0 seconds ...becoming WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 6 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and NW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming WNW 5 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.