Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Severe thunderstorms and showers have the potential for large hail, a few strong tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts over 75 mph, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Mid/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest. A widespread heat wave will continue across the Central U.S. and Midwest today. Fire weather concerns persist in the Southwest into the central Rockies and northern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 25kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 22kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 13kt
7ft
Thursday Night
NW 13kt⇓
6ft
Friday
Light Wind
5ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
5ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Sunday
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:57 am PDT Jun 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT Jun 10, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 12 to 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft and S 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.