Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest
Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >
| 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: 908 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 |  |
Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 21 seconds. Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Tue: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 ft at 12 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 0.9 kt at 01:50 pm friday and 2.3 kt at 02:02 am saturday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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