Pismo Beach CA
07/30/2026 08:00 AM
62°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 5 mph WNW
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued July 30 at 4:15AM 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 04:15 AM 07/31/2026 03:00 AM 07/30/2026 12:15 PM
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 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, 08:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
62°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
63°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
65°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
66°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
68°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
70°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
73°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
73°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
73°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
71°

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
56°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
57°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
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.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph W
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph W
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

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 11Z or 4 AM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was 1300 NM W of Point Conception and a 1000 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was several hundred miles WSW 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.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
TODAY
Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog this morning
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 9 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 SW 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 10 to 15 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 4 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
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 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 in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the 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 W 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 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
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
Reporting time 04:16 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
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