Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. 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
SSE 7kt⇓
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
⇑SSE 6kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday Night
NNW 7kt
2ft
Friday
⇑WNW 7kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
NW 8kt⇓
4ft
Saturday
⇑NW 9kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:26 am PDT Aug 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SSE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 10pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE around 6 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 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.