Pismo Beach CA
07/30/2026 04:00 PM
73°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph WNW
Partly Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued July 30 at 2:10PM PDT until July 31 at 3:00AM 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
07/30/2026 02:10 PM 07/31/2026 03:00 AM 07/31/2026 03:00 AM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
Moonrise
-
Moonset
08:05 AM
Sunrise
06:10 AM
Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Sunset
08:08 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 04:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
73°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
72°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
68°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
64°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
60°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
58°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
57°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
57°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
57°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Fri, 08:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 0 mph
63°

Fri, 09:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 0 mph
65°

Fri, 10:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 0 mph
68°

Fri, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
69°

Fri, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
71°

Fri, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
74°

Fri, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
76°

Fri, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
76°

This Afternoon

Mostly Sunny
73°
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
76°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly Sunny
69°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy Fog
56°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy
53°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy
53°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny
65°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

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 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was 1300 NM W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was several hundred miles W of the southern tip of Baja California.

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 THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 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 SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 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 SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
SUN
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
TUE
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SAT
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds
TUE
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds
Reporting time 02:09 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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