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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 10, 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 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NW 7kt⇓
5ft
Monday Night
NW 8kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
5ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Thursday
Light Wind
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:46 pm PDT Aug 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Aug 9, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 9 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 10pm. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 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.