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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 29, 03:00 AM PST until January 30, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
N 7kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NNE 6kt⇓
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NW 7kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
ENE 7kt⇓
7-8ft
Friday Night
⇑E 7kt
7-8ft
Saturday
ESE 9kt
7ft
Saturday Night
SE 6kt
7-8ft
Sunday
NW 7kt
8-9ft
Sunday Night
NNW 13kt
10-11ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 29, 2026-6pm PST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH

Overnight

N wind around 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 to 10 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds decreasing to at 14 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNE wind around 7 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SW 6 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.