Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the 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. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. 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
Wednesday
⇑NW 8kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
N 8kt
3ft
Thursday
⇑NW 9kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt
4ft
Friday
NW 13kt
4ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
4-5ft
Saturday
NW 20kt
5-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:54 am PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 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 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

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

Wednesday Night

N wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. 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 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 7 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 13 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 13 to 20 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.