Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. 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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Thursday
Light Wind
5ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Friday
Light Wind
3-4ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday Night
N 6kt⇓
3ft
M.L.King Day
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PST Jan 15, 2026-6pm PST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 11 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

M.L.King Day

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 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.