Pismo Beach CA
07/25/2026 11:00 AM
70°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 20 mph WNW
Mostly Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 72. West 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 25 at 8:25AM PDT until July 26 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
07/25/2026 08:25 AM 07/26/2026 03:00 AM 07/25/2026 04:30 PM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
Moonrise
06:46 PM
Moonset
03:18 AM
Sunrise
06:06 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
08:12 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sat, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
70°

Sat, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
71°

Sat, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
71°

Sat, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
72°

Sat, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Sat, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
69°

Sat, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
68°

Sat, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph WNW
65°

Sat, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph WNW
62°

Sat, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
60°

Sat, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Sat, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Sat, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
57°

Sun, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
58°

Sun, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph NNW
59°

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 NW
62°

Sun, 09:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
64°

Sun, 10:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
67°

Today

Sunny
72°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly Sunny
71°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy
58°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny
70°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday

Sunny
68°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear
57°
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Wednesday

Sunny
68°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny
68°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
69°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
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 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1021 mb surface high was centered 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb thermal low was centered near Laughlin, NV with a weak trough of low pressure extending NW through central CA.

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 FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 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 UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 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 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026

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

TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
MON
SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog
MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
TUE
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
WED
SE wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
Reporting time 08:24 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026

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