Avila Beach
CA
03/20/2026 08:00 AM
57°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 5 mph E
Mostly Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Alerts
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| Small Craft Advisory issued March 20 at 6:46AM PDT until March 22 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 |
| 03/20/2026 06:46 AM | 03/22/2026 03:00 AM | 03/20/2026 03:00 PM |
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.
* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM.
* WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 3 AM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
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Moonrise
08:47 AM
Moonset
-
Sunrise
07:05 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:14 PM
Hourly Forecast
Fri, 08:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph E
57°
Fri, 09:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph E
64°
Fri, 10:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph E
71°
Fri, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 5 mph SSW
75°
Fri, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 5 mph SSW
75°
Fri, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 5 mph SSW
75°
Fri, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 10 mph WSW
72°
Fri, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 10 mph WSW
72°
Fri, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 10 mph WSW
69°
Fri, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 10 mph WSW
67°
Fri, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 10 mph WSW
64°
Fri, 07:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 10 mph WSW
56°
Fri, 08:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph NNW
54°
Fri, 09:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph NNW
52°
Fri, 10:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph NNW
51°
Fri, 11:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
51°
Sat, 12:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
51°
Sat, 01:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
51°
Sat, 02:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 0 mph
51°
Sat, 03:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 0 mph
52°
Sat, 04:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 0 mph
51°
Sat, 05:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 0 mph
51°
Sat, 06:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 0 mph
51°
Sat, 07:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 0 mph
49°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph SSW
Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NNW
Clear, with a low around 48.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Clear, with a low around 51.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 60.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph N
Mostly clear, 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 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1023 mb surface high was centered about 500 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1013 mb thermal low was centered over far southern 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds
SUN
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
TUE
Light winds Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less
SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds
SUN
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds
SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds
MON
Light winds Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
TUE
Light winds Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 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 6 seconds
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