Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. 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
NW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 10kt
3ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 8kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 9kt
3ft
Thursday
NW 10kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 13kt
3ft
Friday
NNW 12kt
4ft
Friday Night
NNW 14kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 9 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 6 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 12 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 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.