Pismo Beach CA
09/12/2026 01:00 PM
64°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph WNW
Partly Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued September 12 at 7:43AM PDT until September 12 at 9:00PM 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
09/12/2026 07:43 AM 09/12/2026 09:00 PM 09/12/2026 04:00 PM
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM PDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Moonrise
09:20 AM
Moonset
08:54 PM
Sunrise
06:43 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:14 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sat, 01:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
64°

Sat, 02:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
64°

Sat, 03:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
63°

Sat, 04:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
62°

Sat, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
62°

Sat, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
60°

Sat, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Sat, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Sat, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Sat, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Sat, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Sun, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Sun, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Sun, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
59°

Sun, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
59°

Sun, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
60°

Sun, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW
59°

Sun, 07:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW
60°

Sun, 08:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW
61°

Sun, 09:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW
63°

Sun, 10:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW
65°

Sun, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
69°

Sun, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
69°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 25 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Winds: 10 to 25 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NNW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Winds: 5 to 15 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 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1018 mb surface high was centered 600 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1005 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
MON
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
TUE
S wind 5 to 15 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
Reporting time 07:42 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
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