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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: 429 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026


Today: W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Tue: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Wed: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Wed Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Thu: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

Thu Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 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 2.4 kt at 07:02 am monday and 3.5 kt at 07:07 pm monday.







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

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