Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. 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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This Afternoon
NW 8kt
3ft
Tonight
NNW 8kt
2-3ft
Friday
⇑NW 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
⇑NW 7kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NW 7kt
3-4ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NNW 7kt
3ft
Monday
WNW 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 8 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 7 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.