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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. Read More >

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: 827 AM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026		Print

Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Tue: NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Wed: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Fri: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 12 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 08:55 pm monday and 3.8 kt at 08:16 am tuesday.






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

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