Pismo Beach CA
09/22/2026 02:00 AM
60°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 5 mph NW
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued September 22 at 2:01AM PDT until September 23 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
09/22/2026 02:01 AM 09/23/2026 03:00 AM 09/22/2026 10:15 AM
* 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...From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Wednesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Moonrise
05:59 PM
Moonset
03:41 AM
Sunrise
06:50 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
07:01 PM

Hourly Forecast

Tue, 02:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Tue, 03:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Tue, 04:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Tue, 05:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Tue, 06:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Tue, 07:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Tue, 08:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
63°

Tue, 09:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
65°

Tue, 10:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
67°

Tue, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
68°

Tue, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Tue, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
74°

Tue, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
74°

Tue, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
73°

Tue, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
72°

Tue, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
71°

Tue, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°

Tue, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
61°

Tue, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
60°

Tue, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Tue, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
60°

Tue, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
60°

Wed, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
60°

Wed, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
60°
Winds: 5 mph NW
Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WSW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 69.

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 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was 700 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb thermal low was over the border of SE California and Arizona.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
THU
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 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: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
SAT 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 12 seconds
Reporting time 02:00 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
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