Lala Impacting Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Lala will continue to impact Hawaii through the weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic through today. Record heat continues for areas of the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
Light Wind
3ft
Tonight
NW 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Monday Night
NNW 10kt
3-4ft
Tuesday
NW 15kt
4ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 17kt
4ft
Wednesday
NNW 19kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 19kt
5ft
Thursday
NNW 18kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:27 pm PDT Aug 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Aug 16, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 9 to 15 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 13 to 19 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 13 to 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 13 to 18 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.