Pismo Beach CA
08/18/2026 06:00 PM
64°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph NW
Mostly Cloudy
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Moonrise
01:41 PM
Moonset
11:23 PM
Sunrise
06:24 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:48 PM

Hourly Forecast

Tue, 06:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
64°

Tue, 07:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
62°

Tue, 08:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
60°

Tue, 09:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Tue, 10:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Tue, 11:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Wed, 12:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Wed, 01:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Wed, 02:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Wed, 03:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Wed, 04:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Wed, 05:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Wed, 06:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Wed, 07:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
61°

Wed, 08:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
62°

Wed, 09:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
63°

Wed, 10:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
64°

Wed, 11:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Wed, 12:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Wed, 01:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
67°

Wed, 02:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
68°

Wed, 03:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
67°

Wed, 04:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Wed, 05:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
66°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
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 64.

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 18Z or 11 AM PDT, a 1029 mb surface high was about 650 NM W of Portland, while a 1008 mb thermal low was located over southern Nevada. Gusty northwest winds and steep, choppy seas will affect much of the waters over the next several days.

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

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 5 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
WED
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 5 to 7 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog
THU
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 5 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
SUN
NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
THU
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 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
THU 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 Patchy fog
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds
SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
SUN
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 15 seconds
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
Reporting time 01:15 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026
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