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Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring flooding today through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest and southern Arizona and New Mexico. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may impact parts of eastern Nebraska into western Iowa later today into early evening. Heat Advisories remain in place across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley today and Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until September 15, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 20kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 18kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
WNW 12kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
WNW 12kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
3-4ft
Thursday
⇑SSE 7kt
3ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT Sep 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Sep 14, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 13 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 12 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 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.