Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 11, 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]

This Afternoon
NW 22kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 19kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 21kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNW 20kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NNW 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NW 10kt
5ft
Monday Night
NW 7kt⇓
4ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 8kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 8, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 13 to 19 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 13 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds decreasing to at 14 seconds . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 15 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 12 to 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 2 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.