Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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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Today
Light Wind
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3-4ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 8kt
4-5ft
Friday
NW 6kt
5ft
Friday Night
N 9kt
4-5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft
Sunday
Light Wind
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:13 am PST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

N wind around 6 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.