Pismo Beach CA
07/15/2026 02:00 PM
76°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 20 mph WNW
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued July 15 at 12:43PM PDT until July 17 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
07/15/2026 12:43 PM 07/17/2026 03:00 AM 07/15/2026 10:00 PM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM and Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
Moonrise
08:21 AM
Moonset
09:58 PM
Sunrise
05:59 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
08:18 PM

Hourly Forecast

Wed, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
76°

Wed, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
74°

Wed, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
72°

Wed, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
70°

Wed, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
68°

Wed, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°

Wed, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
62°

Wed, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Wed, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Wed, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
56°

Thu, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
56°

Thu, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Thu, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
56°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
62°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
68°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
71°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
71°

This Afternoon

Sunny
76°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear
56°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny
71°
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph W
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 0 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly Cloudy
58°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Saturday

Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday

Partly Sunny
61°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Sunday Night

Mostly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Monday

Partly Sunny
61°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph WNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 5 to 15 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 20Z or 1 PM PDT, a 1032 mb high was 1100 NM NW of Seattle, Washington, while a 1008 mb thermal low was south of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Waters from Pt Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt Conception to Pt Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands

TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
THU
SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds
THU NIGHT
SW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SE after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds
Reporting time 01:00 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026

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