Pismo Beach CA
08/23/2026 12:00 PM
72°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph WNW
Partly Sunny
Patchy fog after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Moonrise
06:15 PM
Moonset
02:54 AM
Sunrise
06:28 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
07:42 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sun, 12:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
72°

Sun, 01:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
73°

Sun, 02:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
75°

Sun, 03:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
75°

Sun, 04:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
75°

Sun, 05:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
74°

Sun, 06:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
70°

Sun, 07:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Sun, 08:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 15 mph WNW
61°

Sun, 09:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 15 mph WNW
59°

Sun, 10:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 15 mph WNW
57°

Sun, 11:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Mon, 12:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Mon, 01:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Mon, 02:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
56°

Mon, 03:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
55°

Mon, 04:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
55°

Mon, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
55°

Mon, 06:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
55°

Mon, 07:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Mon, 08:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph WNW
60°

Mon, 09:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph WNW
63°

Mon, 10:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph WNW
66°

Mon, 11:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
67°

This Afternoon

Patchy Fog
75°
Winds: 10 to 15 mph WNW
Patchy fog after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly Sunny
74°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
78°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly Cloudy
59°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny
80°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear
64°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny
73°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy
62°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
70°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy
61°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy
59°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

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 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was about 400 NM west of Medford, Oregon and a 1005 mb low was south of Las Vegas.

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

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM

TODAY
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this afternoon Seas 4 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
TUE
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog
WED
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight Seas 6 to 8 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds
THU
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon Seas 5 to 7 ft Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds
THU NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight Seas 6 to 8 ft Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 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 MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 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 MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

TODAY
Western portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds
TONIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds
MON
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
MON NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds
TUE
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds
TUE NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
WED
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, Light winds Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
WED NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds
THU
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds
THU NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
MON
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds
THU
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds
THU NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds
Reporting time 07:13 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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