Pacific Storm System Across the West; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southeast

A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and low elevation rain to much of the West Coast, and heavy high elevation mountain snow to the Sierra-Nevada through Wednesday. Fire weather concerns will continue into Tuesday across the Mid-South and Southeast as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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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Tonight
ESE 8kt
5-6ft
Tuesday
SW 8kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
W 8kt
4ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Thursday
N 16kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 17kt
4ft
Friday
NNW 8kt⇓
3-4ft
Friday Night
NNW 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:41 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then rain likely after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming S after midnight. Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 7 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

N wind 9 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.