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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. 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: 835 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026		Print

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

Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 10 to 15 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.

Sat: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 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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