Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms 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: 216 PM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026
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Today: S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.

Independence Day: SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.

Sat Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

Sun: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.

Sun Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 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 08:12 pm friday and 2.9 kt at 07:31 am saturday.







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

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