Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. 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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Overnight
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑S 7kt
3ft
Sunday Night
S 6kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Monday Night
NNW 8kt
3ft
Tuesday
WNW 12kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 13kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
NW 20kt
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 22kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:41 pm PST Feb 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Feb 28, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of dense fog. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Patchy fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Areas of fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt. A chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 20 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

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.