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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: 849 PM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026


Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

Sat Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Wed: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 8 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 1.6 kt at 09:43 pm friday and 0.8 kt at 12:08 pm saturday.







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

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