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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545)
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Last Update: 238 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026		Print



Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt this evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Tue: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Wed: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Wed Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu: W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 ft at 7 seconds.

across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.0 kt at 07:24 pm saturday and 2.9 kt at 07:20 am sunday.






Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545)

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