Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

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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: 202 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026




Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

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

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 2.8 kt at 05:34 am thursday and 1.6 kt at 06:18 pm thursday.







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

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