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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: 837 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026		Print



Today: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle early this morning.

Tonight: NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.

Thu: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

Thu Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

Fri: W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 14 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 1.6 kt at 01:50 pm tuesday and 3.3 kt at 02:41 am wednesday.






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

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