Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall; Heat Wave Builds in the Intermountain West and Plains

A slow moving front will bring rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the central Plains eastward to the east-central U.S.. The first widespread significant heat wave of summer for the Intermountain West and Plains is expected to develop today and expand through next week. Dangerous heat will continue to impact portions of the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 12, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 24kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 19kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 20kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNW 16kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NNW 17kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NNW 17kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NNW 12kt
5ft
Monday Night
NW 9kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
⇑NW 11kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Jul 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Jul 10, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 12 to 19 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 12 to 20 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 10 to 17 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 10 to 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.