Winter Weather in the Eastern U.S.; Heavy Rains Begin Across the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley

A wintry mix may impact travel across portions of the Mid-Atlantic through the morning and the Northeast U.S. through Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms may cause a flooding threat across the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley beginning Tuesday. Fire weather concerns will continue across portions of the central and southern High Plains through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 3, 03:00 PM PST until March 4, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
NNW 10kt
3ft
Tuesday
NW 16kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
NW 20kt
2-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NNW 22kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NNW 25kt
6-7ft
Thursday Night
NNW 26kt
8ft
Friday
NNW 18kt
7ft
Friday Night
N 18kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Mar 2, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Mar 2, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 9, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 8 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 12 to 14 kt. A chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 11 to 20 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 20 to 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 19 to 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 22 to 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 15 to 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 11 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 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.