Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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
⇑NW 8kt
3ft
Tonight
NNW 8kt
3ft
Thursday
⇑NW 9kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Friday
N 14kt
4ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
5ft
Saturday
NNW 21kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
NNW 22kt
7-8ft
Sunday
NNW 15kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:59 am PDT Mar 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Mar 18, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

N wind 8 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 14 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 16 to 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SW 4 ft becoming S. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.