Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Thursday

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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: 859 PM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026




Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

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

Fri 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.

Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 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 SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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

Mon: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 2.9 kt at 12:05 am thursday and 1.1 kt at 12:45 pm thursday.







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

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