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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: 240 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026		Print

Today: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.

Tonight: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Tue: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Wed: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15 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 2.6 kt at 08:58 am sunday and 2.3 kt at 09:48 pm sunday.






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

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