Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 29, 09:00 AM PST until January 30, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
Light Wind
6ft
Tonight
Light Wind
6ft
Thursday
Light Wind
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Light Wind
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
Light Wind
5-6ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5-6ft
Saturday
SSE 7kt
5ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
5-6ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 6kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Jan 28, 2026-6pm PST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

E wind around 7 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SW 4 ft decreasing to 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.