A Wintry Mix in the Northeast; Rain and High Elevation Snow Returns to California

A clipper system tracking across the U.S./Canadian border will bring snowfall and mixed precipitation across the Northeast. A modest atmospheric river associated with a Pacific system will bring lower elevation/coastal rain, high elevation snow/wintry mix, and gusty winds in California into the Intermountain West. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight
Light Wind
6ft
Tuesday
SSE 11kt⇓
5-6ft
Tuesday Night
NE 8kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
NNE 10kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
NE 8kt
4ft
Thursday
NW 11kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
5ft
Friday
NW 18kt
6-7ft
Friday Night
NNW 17kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 pm PST Feb 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Feb 9, 2026-6pm PST Feb 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

SSE wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Rain, mainly after 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NE wind 5 to 8 kt. Rain. Patchy fog before 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNE wind 7 to 10 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

NE wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNE wind 5 to 11 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 12 to 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 12 to 17 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 9 ft and SW 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.