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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: 809 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026		Print



Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 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 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

Tue: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Wed: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Wed Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 3.0 kt at 06:45 am saturday and 2.0 kt at 07:24 pm saturday.






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

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