Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes; Severe Weather Along the East Coast

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through today across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. Widespread severe storms are expected across the entire eastern U.S. with the highest threat over the interior Mid-Atlantic, where there is a risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heat continues to build in the West. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NW 11kt
3ft
Tonight
NW 11kt
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 9kt
3ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 8kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 10kt
3ft
Thursday
N 11kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 14kt
3ft
Friday
NNW 12kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:08 am PDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind 6 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 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.