Pismo Beach CA
08/20/2026 11:00 AM
65°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph W
Partly Sunny
Patchy fog after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Moonrise
03:42 PM
Moonset
12:31 AM
Sunrise
06:26 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
07:46 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 11:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph W
65°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph W
66°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph W
68°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
69°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
70°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
69°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
67°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
63°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
60°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NNW
59°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NNW
59°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 0 mph
59°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 0 mph
59°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 0 mph
59°

Fri, 08:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
61°

Fri, 09:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
62°

Fri, 10:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph WNW
64°
Winds: 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

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 14Z or 7 AM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was about 1000 NM W of Seattle, while a 1008 mb thermal low was located south of Las Vegas.

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

TODAY
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight Seas 5 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
SAT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight Seas 5 to 7 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog
SUN
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 4 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds
MON
NW wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 4 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
TODAY
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt 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
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds
SUN
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds
MON
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 15 to 25 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
TODAY
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog
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 13 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
SUN
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 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
Reporting time 07:29 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026
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