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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: 929 AM PDT Tue May 5 2026
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Today: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.

Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 10 seconds.

Fri: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 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 0.8 kt at 08:41 pm tuesday and 2.8 kt at 07:06 am wednesday.







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

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