Weather

Avila Beach CA

03/04/2026 12:00 PM

64°F

TEMPERATURE

Winds 15 mph NW

Mostly Sunny

Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Alerts

You have (2) alert(s). Tap to see details.

Gale Warning

Moderate

Gale Warning issued March 4 at 9:00AM PST until March 5 at 9:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Category	Certainty	Severity
Met	Likely	Moderate
Status	Urgency	Category
Actual	Expected	Met
Effective	Ends	Expires
03/04/2026 09:00 AM	03/05/2026 09:00 AM	03/04/2026 05:00 PM
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and combined seas 7 to 11 ft expected when conditions are worst. * WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 PM PST this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 3 PM this afternoon to 9 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will create dangerous sea conditions which could capsize or damage small and large vessels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX) for more.

Small Craft Advisory

Minor

Small Craft Advisory issued March 4 at 9:00AM PST until March 4 at 3:00PM PST 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
03/04/2026 09:00 AM	03/04/2026 03:00 PM	03/04/2026 05:00 PM
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and combined seas 7 to 11 ft expected when conditions are worst. * WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 PM PST this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 3 PM this afternoon to 9 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will create dangerous sea conditions which could capsize or damage small and large vessels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX) for more.

Moonrise

07:34 PM

Moonset

06:58 AM

Sunrise

06:27 AM

Moon Phase

Waning gibbous

Sunset

06:01 PM

Hourly Forecast

Wed, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW

64°

Wed, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 25 mph NW

66°

Wed, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 25 mph NW

65°

Wed, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 25 mph NW

61°

Wed, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 25 mph NNW

61°

Wed, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 25 mph NNW

60°

Wed, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

58°

Wed, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

58°

Wed, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

57°

Wed, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 25 mph NNW

55°

Wed, 10:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NNW

54°

Wed, 11:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NNW

52°

Thu, 12:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NNW

51°

Thu, 01:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NNW

51°

Thu, 02:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NNW

51°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NNW

51°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW

50°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW

53°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NNW

56°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW

59°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW

61°

This Afternoon

Sunny

66°

Winds: 15 to 25 mph NW

Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

50°

Winds: 10 to 25 mph NNW

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny

64°

Winds: 10 to 20 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear

50°

Winds: 5 to 20 mph N

Clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny

65°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW

Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Clear

52°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Clear, with a low around 52.

Saturday

Sunny

69°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night

Clear

54°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday

Sunny

71°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night

Mostly Clear

56°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Monday

Mostly Sunny

66°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy

54°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday

Sunny

65°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

54°

Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

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 16Z or 8 AM PST, a 1032 mb surface high was located about 875 NM W of Point Conception. A 1012 mb surface low was over central Nevada and extending a 1017 mb trough in the Mojave Desert. Moderate to strong northerly winds will affect much of the waters through Thursday along with hazardous short period seas. A moderate to strong Santa Ana Wind event may bring Gale force wind gusts to portions of the southern inner waters Friday night into Saturday.

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.