Surf Forecasts:
Point Arena surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 12 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 30ft (9.0m), 19s period, WNW swell with 55,143 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Point Arena this week:
The surf forecast for Point Arena over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Point Arena in the next 16 days are 9.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Friday (Nov 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 30ft (9.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Point Arena over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1645 | 2163 | 5703 | 5841 | 5240 | 5553 | 7866 | 9590 | 55143 | 29825 | 17805 | 7289 | 3906 | 3735 | 26611 | 21479 | 17822 | 11846 | 6896 | 4070 | 2313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.86m | 1:37AM1.35m | 11:38AM1.80m | 2:28AM1.33m | 12:16PM1.72m | 3:23AM1.32m | 12:59PM1.63m | 4:18AM1.34m | 1:51PM1.53m | 5:05AM1.38m | 2:55PM1.43m | 5:43AM1.45m | 4:11PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM-0.12m | 5:47AM1.05m | 7:12PM-0.06m | 6:29AM1.10m | 7:57PM0.02m | 7:21AM1.13m | 8:45PM0.09m | 8:29AM1.14m | 9:33PM0.16m | 9:53AM1.10m | 10:22PM0.23m | 11:13AM0.99m | 11:07PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | SSW 16 | W 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1645 | 2163 | 5703 | 5841 | 5240 | 5553 | 149 | 9590 | 55143 | 29825 | 17805 | 7289 | 3906 | 3735 | 26611 | 21479 | 17822 | 11846 | 6896 | 4070 | 2313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | WNW 23 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 488 | 158 | 136 | 113 | 121 | 99 | 149 | 147 | 196 | 169 | 121 | 116 | 200 | 966 | 76 | 212 | 155 | 150 | 94 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 88 | — | 37 | 64 | 121 | 104 | — | 63 | — | 28 | 106 | 158 | 73 | 190 | 263 | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 7866 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 4 | 59 | 301 | 59 | 609 | 609 | 265 | 59 | 165 | 59 | 46 | 50 | 120 | 61 | 264 | 242 | 242 | 224 | 0 |
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