Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. 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: 913 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026
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Today: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Tonight: N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

Sun: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Mon: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Tue Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.

Wed: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.

Wed Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 11 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 1.4 kt at 07:29 pm saturday and 3.3 kt at 06:51 am sunday.







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

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