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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: 201 PM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
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Tonight: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

Wed: S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.

Wed Night: W wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.

Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

Thu Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 9 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 2.4 kt at 04:28 pm tuesday and 3.4 kt at 04:57 am wednesday.







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

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