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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: 848 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Today: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon.

Tonight: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

Wed: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.

Wed Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.

Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft 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 10:53 am tuesday and 2.3 kt at 11:35 pm tuesday.






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

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