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

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 22kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 19kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
WNW 11kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 12kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 16kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
WSW 11kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
5-6ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 11kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT May 10, 2026-6pm PDT May 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 11 to 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 3 to 4 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 7 to 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 5 to 11 kt becoming WSW in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 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.