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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: 224 AM PST Sat Jan 17 2026
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Today: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Tonight: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

Sun Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.

Mon Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

Tue Night: N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed: N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

Wed Night: N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 seconds.

across the bar...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.1 kt at 03:24 am saturday and 2.7 kt at 02:58 pm saturday.







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

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