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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: 258 PM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026		Print

Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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

Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 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 18 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 2.6 kt at 04:59 pm wednesday and 3.3 kt at 05:14 am thursday.






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

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