Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 29, 03:00 PM PDT until April 30, 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]

Today
NW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 15kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NW 15kt
5-6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
5-6ft
Friday
NW 14kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
NNW 15kt
6ft
Saturday
NNW 11kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
4-5ft
Sunday
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:47 am PDT Apr 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT Apr 29, 2026-6pm PDT May 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 9 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 0 to 1 ft at 15 seconds...becoming WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 13 seconds becoming WSW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming WNW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog before 2pm. WNW swell 3 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.