Pismo Beach CA
07/24/2026 10:00 PM
56°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph NW
Mostly Clear
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued July 24 at 8:55PM 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
07/24/2026 08:55 PM 07/26/2026 03:00 AM 07/25/2026 05:00 AM
* WHAT....Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM PDT Saturday.
For the Small Craft Advisory, from noon Saturday to 3 AM PDT
Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Small Craft Advisory issued July 24 at 8:55PM PDT until July 25 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
07/24/2026 08:55 PM 07/25/2026 03:00 AM 07/25/2026 05:00 AM
* WHAT....Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM PDT Saturday.
For the Small Craft Advisory, from noon Saturday to 3 AM PDT
Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Moonrise
05:51 PM
Moonset
02:34 AM
Sunrise
06:06 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
08:12 PM

Hourly Forecast

Fri, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
56°

Fri, 11:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Sat, 12:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Sat, 01:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Sat, 02:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Sat, 03:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Sat, 04:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
57°

Sat, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Sat, 06:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Sat, 07:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Sat, 08:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
61°

Sat, 09:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
63°

Sat, 10:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
65°

Sat, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
69°

Sat, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Sat, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 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
59°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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 00Z or 5 PM PDT, a 1037 mb surface high was centered 2000 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1001 mb thermal low was located just south of Las Vegas. Hurricane Fausto was 1750 NM SW of Los Angeles and moving to the west.

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.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
TONIGHT
Western Portion, NW to W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt becoming light after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds
SAT
Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds
SUN
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, SW to S wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds
MON NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, S to SW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds
TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
TUE NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, S to SW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
TONIGHT
NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds Patchy fog
SAT NIGHT
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 S to SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
S to SW wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
MON
SE wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog
MON NIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
TUE
SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE after midnight Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
WED
SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
Reporting time 08:36 PM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026
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