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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: 857 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026		Print

Today: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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

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

Sat: S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sun: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sun Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Memorial Day: W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Mon Night: W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 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 1.3 kt at 09:50 pm thursday and 2.8 kt at 08:56 am friday.






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

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