Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NW 25kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 25kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Friday
⇑NW 30kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NNW 30kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NNW 34kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 34kt
9-10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NNW 33kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 27kt⇓
9-10ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑NNW 21kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:20 am PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 12 to 17 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 21 to 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 19 to 24 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 26 to 30 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 25 to 34 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 28 to 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 26 to 33 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 to 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 22 to 27 kt decreasing to 14 to 19 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 10 to 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 8 to 9 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 2 to 4 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.