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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: 815 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Today: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.

Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

Tue: 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.

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

Wed: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 16 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 2.9 kt at 08:12 pm sunday and 2.1 kt at 08:39 am monday.






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

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