Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Rain and High Elevation Snow in the West

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest Thursday afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 12, 03:00 PM PST until February 14, 03:00 AM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
E 13kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NW 16kt
7ft
Friday
NW 16kt
8-9ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
10ft
Saturday
S 11kt
8-9ft
Saturday Night
SSE 18kt
8ft
Sunday
SE 19kt
9ft
Sunday Night
SE 14kt
9-10ft
Washington's Birthday
SSE 15kt
8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:37 pm PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PST Feb 12, 2026-6pm PST Feb 18, 2026

View Nearby Observations

Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Thursday

E wind 8 to 13 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind around 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 9 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

E wind 8 to 11 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 15 to 18 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 16 to 19 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 12 to 14 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 9 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Washington's Birthday

SSE wind 13 to 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 3 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.