Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 11, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Saturday
NW 22kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NW 20kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 22kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NNW 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NW 11kt
4-5ft
Monday Night
NW 12kt⇓
4ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 12kt
4ft
Tuesday Night
NW 7kt⇓
4ft
Wednesday
W 9kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:46 am PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Saturday

NW wind 13 to 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 15 to 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 13 to 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming W in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 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.