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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: 233 AM PDT Sat May 16 2026		Print



Today: NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt late. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave detail: NW 15 ft at 12 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: NW 13 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Wed: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 13 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 4.7 kt at 03:57 am saturday and 1.3 kt at 04:55 pm saturday.






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

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