Avila Beach CA
04/28/2026 04:00 PM
63°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph W
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued April 28 at 8:56AM PDT until April 28 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
04/28/2026 08:56 AM 04/28/2026 09:00 PM 04/28/2026 05:00 PM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon 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
06:14 PM
Moonset
05:29 AM
Sunrise
06:14 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
07:46 PM

Hourly Forecast

Tue, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
63°

Tue, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
61°

Tue, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Tue, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
57°

Tue, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Tue, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
53°

Tue, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph NNW
52°

Tue, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
53°

Wed, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph N
52°

Wed, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph N
54°

Wed, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SW
59°

Wed, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SW
61°

Wed, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SW
63°

Wed, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
65°

Wed, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
66°

Wed, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
66°

Wed, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
66°

Wed, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph W
64°

This Afternoon

Sunny
65°
Winds: 15 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear
52°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny
66°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear
53°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny
65°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday

Sunny
66°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday Night

Mostly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy
54°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
54°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Monday

Slight Chance Light Rain
62°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph SW
A slight chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
54°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

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 1030 mb high was 1000 NM NW of Point Conception and a 1012 mb low was near Las Vegas. Little change expected through the weekend.

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 UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 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 TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 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 TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
WED
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
THU
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
THU NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds
FRI
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
SUN
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds
Reporting time 01:56 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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