Pismo Beach
CA
07/16/2026 12:00 PM
71°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph WNW
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Alerts
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| Small Craft Advisory issued July 16 at 7:42AM PDT until July 17 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 |
| 07/16/2026 07:42 AM | 07/17/2026 03:00 AM | 07/16/2026 03:45 PM |
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.
* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM.
* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
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Moonrise
09:34 AM
Moonset
10:36 PM
Sunrise
06:00 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
08:17 PM
Hourly Forecast
Thu, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph WNW
71°
Thu, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph WNW
71°
Thu, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph WNW
71°
Thu, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph WNW
69°
Thu, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph WNW
67°
Thu, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph WNW
66°
Thu, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph WNW
64°
Thu, 07:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph WNW
62°
Thu, 08:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 10 mph WNW
59°
Thu, 09:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 10 mph WNW
57°
Thu, 10:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 10 mph WNW
57°
Thu, 11:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NW
57°
Fri, 12:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NW
56°
Fri, 01:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NW
56°
Fri, 02:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNE
56°
Fri, 03:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNE
56°
Fri, 04:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNE
56°
Fri, 05:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 0 mph
55°
Fri, 06:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 0 mph
55°
Fri, 07:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 0 mph
56°
Fri, 08:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 5 mph W
58°
Fri, 09:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 5 mph W
60°
Fri, 10:00 AM
Patchy FogWinds: 5 mph W
61°
Fri, 11:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 10 mph W
62°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph W
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
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 1032 mb high was 1100 NM NW of Seattle, Washington, while a 1002 mb thermal low was south of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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 THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
TODAY
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds
TONIGHT
Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to E after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
FRI
E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SAT 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 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 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 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
MON NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds
TODAY
SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW this afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
S to SE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
FRI
SE wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
SE wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog
SAT
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds
MON
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds
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