Pismo Beach CA
07/27/2026 12:00 PM
69°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 20 mph WNW
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued July 27 at 9:02AM PDT until July 28 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
07/27/2026 09:02 AM 07/28/2026 03:00 AM 07/27/2026 05:15 PM
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Moonrise
08:18 PM
Moonset
05:03 AM
Sunrise
06:08 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
08:10 PM

Hourly Forecast

Mon, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
69°

Mon, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
69°

Mon, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
68°

Mon, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
67°

Mon, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
65°

Mon, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
64°

Mon, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
62°

Mon, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
60°

Mon, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Mon, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Mon, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Mon, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
56°

Tue, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Tue, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Tue, 07:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Tue, 08:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
60°

Tue, 09:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
62°

Tue, 10:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
65°

Tue, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°
Winds: 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

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 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was 900 NM W of Point Conception and a 1005 mb low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Genevieve was 1300 NM SSE of Los Angeles and is projected to move well southwest of the area over the coming days.

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 THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
TUE
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
WED
S wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 4 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
THU
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
THU NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds
FRI
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 4 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds
Reporting time 09:23 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
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