Pismo Beach CA
08/01/2026 04:00 AM
58°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 5 mph NW
Partly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued August 1 at 2:32AM PDT until August 2 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
08/01/2026 02:32 AM 08/02/2026 03:00 AM 08/01/2026 10:45 AM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 3 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
10:23 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
Sunrise
06:11 AM
Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Sunset
08:06 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sat, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Sat, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
58°

Sat, 06:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Sat, 07:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Sat, 08:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
61°

Sat, 09:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
62°

Sat, 10:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
63°

Sat, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
63°

Sat, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
64°

Sat, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°

Sat, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
65°

Sat, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
66°

Sat, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
65°

Sat, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
64°

Sat, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph WNW
62°

Sat, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph WNW
59°

Sat, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph W
56°

Sat, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph W
55°

Sat, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph W
55°

Sat, 11:00 PM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Sun, 12:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
55°

Sun, 01:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NW
55°

Sun, 02:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NNW
55°

Sun, 03:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph NNW
56°

Overnight

Mostly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 5 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly Sunny
66°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy Fog
54°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
62°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
52°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Monday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
65°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WSW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night

Patchy Fog
54°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
63°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph W
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy
55°
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

Mostly Sunny
65°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night

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

Friday

Mostly Sunny
66°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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 09Z or 2 AM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was 800 NM W of Point Conception and a 1003 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was 1200 NM W of the southern tip of Baja California.

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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 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 THIS AFTERNOON
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 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 THIS AFTERNOON
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

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

TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
SUN
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds
TUE
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE 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 7 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

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

TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
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 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN 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 12 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog
TUE
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
WED
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
Reporting time 02:33 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

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