Avila Beach CA
04/23/2026 06:00 PM
58°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 20 mph NW
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued April 23 at 1:11PM PDT until April 23 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Category Certainty Severity
Met Likely Minor
Status Urgency Category
Actual Expected Met
Effective Ends Expires
04/23/2026 01:11 PM 04/23/2026 09:00 PM 04/23/2026 09:00 PM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
Moonrise
12:53 PM
Moonset
02:56 AM
Sunrise
06:19 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:42 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 06:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
58°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
56°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
56°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
55°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
54°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
53°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
53°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 08:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Fri, 09:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Fri, 10:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Fri, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
62°

Fri, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
61°

Fri, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
61°

Fri, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
61°

Fri, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
61°

Fri, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
60°

Fri, 05:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
59°

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
53°
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
62°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
52°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
A chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Chance Light Rain
57°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph W
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Chance Light Rain
52°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph W
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny
60°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph WNW
A chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night

Mostly Clear
51°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Monday

Mostly Sunny
62°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy
52°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Coastal Waters Forecast for California

National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park.at 18Z or 11 AM PDT, a 1038 mb high was 675 NM west of Seattle, WA.

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Waters from Pt Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt Conception to Pt Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands

TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
FRI
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW t W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds A chance of rain
SAT NIGHT
W wind 15 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight
SUN
W wind 15 to 20 kt Seas 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds A chance of rain in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
TUE
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds
Reporting time 01:41 PM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026

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