Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
Light Wind
7-8ft
Tonight
⇑E 7kt
6-7ft
Saturday
E 9kt
7ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
7-8ft
Sunday
NW 10kt
8-9ft
Sunday Night
NNW 17kt
10-11ft
Monday
NNW 13kt
10-11ft
Monday Night
N 11kt
9-10ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:44 am PST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Jan 30, 2026-6pm PST Feb 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

E wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 10 ft and S 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 10 ft and SW 2 to 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 5 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft and S 1 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.