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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: 853 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026



Today: N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.

Tonight: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.

Tue: NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet 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 3.0 kt at 06:47 am saturday and 1.6 kt at 07:38 pm saturday.






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

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