Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. 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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Today
Light Wind
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday Night
⇑ESE 6kt
3ft
New Year's Day
ESE 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:40 am PST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Dec 28, 2025-6pm PST Jan 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2pm. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before midnight. WNW swell 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming WNW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and NNW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE around 6 kt in the evening. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

New Year's Day

ESE wind 8 to 10 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 1 to 4 ft and SSW 4 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.