Weather

Avila Beach CA

03/05/2026 02:00 AM

49°F

TEMPERATURE

Winds 25 mph NNW

Clear

Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Alerts

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Gale Warning

Moderate

Gale Warning issued March 5 at 1:41AM PST until March 5 at 9:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Category	Certainty	Severity
Met	Likely	Moderate
Status	Urgency	Category
Actual	Expected	Met
Effective	Ends	Expires
03/05/2026 01:41 AM	03/05/2026 09:00 AM	03/05/2026 09:00 AM
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and combined seas 6 to 11 ft when conditions are worst. * WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM and East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island. * WHEN...Until 9 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will create dangerous sea conditions which could capsize or damage small and large vessels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX) for more.

Moonrise

08:35 PM

Moonset

07:23 AM

Sunrise

06:26 AM

Moon Phase

Waning gibbous

Sunset

06:01 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 02:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

49°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

49°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph NNW

49°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph N

50°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph N

54°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph N

57°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NNW

59°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NNW

62°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NNW

64°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW

65°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW

64°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW

63°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NNW

62°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NNW

59°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NNW

55°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph NNW

54°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph NNW

53°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph NNW

53°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph N

52°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph N

52°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph N

51°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 5 mph N

51°

Overnight

Clear

49°

Winds: 20 to 25 mph NNW

Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny

65°

Winds: 15 to 20 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear

48°

Winds: 5 to 20 mph N

Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny

66°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph N

Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

53°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph N

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny

69°

Winds: 10 mph N

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night

Clear

54°

Winds: 10 mph N

Clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday

Sunny

71°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night

Clear

55°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW

Clear, with a low around 55.

Monday

Sunny

67°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy

56°

Winds: 15 mph NNW

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

65°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW

Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

55°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday

Sunny

70°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 70.

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 00Z or 4 PM PST, a 1032 mb surface high was about 870 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb low was located just south of Las Vegas. Moderate to strong northerly winds will affect much of the waters through Thursday along with hazardous short period seas. A moderate to strong Santa Ana Wind event may bring Gale force wind gusts to portions of the southern inner waters Friday night into Sunday.

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.