Pismo Beach CA
08/26/2026 06:00 PM
74°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph NW
Clear
A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Small Craft Advisory issued August 26 at 1:04PM PDT until August 27 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
08/26/2026 01:04 PM 08/27/2026 03:00 AM 08/27/2026 03:00 AM
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Thursday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
                                            
Moonrise
07:59 PM
Moonset
05:55 AM
Sunrise
06:30 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
07:38 PM

Hourly Forecast

Wed, 06:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
74°

Wed, 07:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
70°

Wed, 08:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
63°

Wed, 09:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
62°

Wed, 10:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Wed, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Thu, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Thu, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
62°

Thu, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
62°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
62°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
62°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
63°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
63°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
64°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
68°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
74°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 5 mph NNW
80°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 10 mph NW
86°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 10 mph NW
87°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 10 mph NW
85°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NW
83°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NW
81°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NW
72°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NW
71°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

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 18Z or 11 AM PDT, a 1021 mb surface high was 450 NM W of Point Conception and a 1006 mb low was near Laughlin, Nevada. Tropical Storm Iselle was 850 NM south-southwest of Point Conception.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds
THU
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds A slight chance of showers
THU NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds A slight chance of showers
FRI
Western portion, light winds, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds A slight chance of showers
FRI NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
SAT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
SAT NIGHT
Western portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt Eastern portion W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 5 to 7 ft Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
SUN
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
MON
Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
MON NIGHT
Western portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds
THU
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds A slight chance of tstms
THU NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds A slight chance of showers in the evening
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds
SAT NIGHT
W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt Strongest western portion Seas 5 to 7 ft Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds
SUN
W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 4 to 6 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds
MON
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds
Reporting time 01:03 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026
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