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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

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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: 827 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026		Print

Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Tonight: 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.

Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Sun: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

Sun Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

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

Tue: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 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 1.4 kt at 05:33 pm friday and 3.7 kt at 05:23 am saturday.






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

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