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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 24, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
SSE 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Light Wind
6ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 7kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 7kt⇓
4-5ft
Thursday
Light Wind
4ft
Thursday Night
N 7kt
2-3ft
Friday
Light Wind
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:12 am PST Feb 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Feb 24, 2026-6pm PST Mar 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SSE wind 11 to 18 kt. Rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 3 ft at 19 seconds and SW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 17 seconds and SW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

N wind around 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SW 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.