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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: 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 12 2026


Today: W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

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

Tue: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Wed: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15 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 1.2 kt at 03:32 pm sunday and 3.9 kt at 03:15 am monday.







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

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