Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 22, 03:00 AM PDT until March 22, 09:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 16kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 15kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NW 12kt
4-5ft
Monday Night
N 13kt
3-4ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 11kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
NNW 22kt
3-5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 24kt
7-8ft
Thursday
NNW 18kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:27 am PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 10 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 12 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 19 seconds decreasing to at 16 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 6 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 12 to 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 21 to 24 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 15 to 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 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.