Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 14kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 16kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 21kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 22kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NNW 16kt
6ft
Sunday Night
NNW 17kt
5-6ft
Monday
NW 12kt
5ft
Monday Night
N 13kt
4-5ft
Tuesday
NNW 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:22 am PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 6 to 14 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 15 to 21 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 17 to 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SSW 5 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 4 ft becoming S. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 12 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 4 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 6 ft and SSW 4 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 7 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.