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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: 841 PM PDT Wed Aug 5 2026

Tonight: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.

Thu: W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Thu Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.

Sat: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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

Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 10 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 10:06 pm wednesday and 1.0 kt at 11:14 am thursday.






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

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