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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: 240 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026

Today: S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms until late afternoon. Showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms late.

Tonight: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

Wed: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.

Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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

Fri Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 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 4.4 kt at 07:03 am tuesday and 1.1 kt at 08:52 pm tuesday.






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

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