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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: 254 AM PDT Tue Jul 7 2026
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Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Wed: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: W 6 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 1.7 kt at 10:23 am tuesday and 2.5 kt at 11:16 pm tuesday.







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

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