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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: 844 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026		Print



Today: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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

Wed: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Wed Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Thu: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Thu Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 6 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 3.5 kt at 06:54 pm sunday and 2.0 kt at 07:32 am monday.






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

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