Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 29, 09:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
NNW 15kt
< 1ft
Tonight
NNW 16kt
< 1ft
Friday
NNW 15kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
< 1ft
Saturday
NNW 12kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
NNW 12kt
< 1ft
Sunday
NNW 11kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
NNW 10kt
< 1ft
Monday
NNW 9kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:47 am PDT Aug 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Increasing clouds. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

NNW wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Mostly cloudy. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 6 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NNW wind 6 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

NNW wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 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.