Pacific Storm Moves Inland; Clipper System for the Northeast; Strong Storm Impacting Alaska

A Pacific system will bring low elevation rain and isolated thunderstorms to California tonight. Heavy snow is expected for the Sierra Nevada through late tomorrow. In the Northeast, snow may cause hazardous travel this evening into tomorrow. In Alaska, a powerful storm will bring dangerous seas, blizzard conditions, strong winds and bitterly cold across the state through mid-week. 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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Tonight
E 16kt
6-7ft
Wednesday
ESE 16kt
6ft
Wednesday Night
E 12kt
6ft
Thursday
ENE 10kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 17kt
7ft
Friday
NNW 18kt
8-9ft
Friday Night
NW 19kt
10ft
Saturday
NNW 10kt
8-9ft
Saturday Night
S 14kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:43 pm PST Feb 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PST Feb 10, 2026-6pm PST Feb 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

E wind 13 to 16 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

ESE wind 12 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSE 3 ft at 11 seconds decreasing to at 8 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

E wind 10 to 12 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

ENE wind 8 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 16 to 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 13 to 19 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind around 10 kt becoming SE in the morning. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 12 to 14 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.