Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. 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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Tonight
N 6kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 10kt
3ft
Thursday
NNW 12kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NW 14kt
4ft
Friday
NNW 21kt
5ft
Friday Night
NNW 20kt
5ft
Saturday
NW 25kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NNW 23kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Sep 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT Sep 8, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 12 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 12 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 16 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 18 to 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 16 to 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 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.