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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 18, 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

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Tonight
N 21kt⇓
8-10ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑NW 18kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
N 18kt
8ft
Tuesday
N 13kt
7ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
7ft
Wednesday
NW 10kt
6-7ft
Wednesday Night
NW 8kt⇓
7ft
Thursday
Light Wind
6ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT May 17, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

N wind 16 to 21 kt decreasing to 8 to 13 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Monday

NW wind 7 to 12 kt increasing to 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming NW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 11 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 0 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 8 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.