Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. 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
NW 12kt
4ft
Tonight
NW 13kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
NW 10kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
NW 12kt
4ft
Thursday
NW 12kt
4ft
Thursday Night
NW 16kt
5ft
Friday
NW 16kt
5ft
Friday Night
NW 20kt
7-8ft
Saturday
NW 25kt
8-10ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:54 am PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 13 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind around 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 13 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind around 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 22 to 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 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.