Pismo Beach
CA
09/18/2026 10:00 AM
66°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph NNW
Partly Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Alerts
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| Small Craft Advisory issued September 18 at 8:40AM PDT until September 18 at 9:00PM 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 |
| 09/18/2026 08:40 AM | 09/18/2026 09:00 PM | 09/18/2026 04:45 PM |
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.
* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM.
* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
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Moonrise
03:21 PM
Moonset
11:53 PM
Sunrise
06:47 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:06 PM
Hourly Forecast
Fri, 10:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 10 mph NNW
66°
Fri, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NW
69°
Fri, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NW
71°
Fri, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NW
72°
Fri, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph NW
72°
Fri, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph NW
69°
Fri, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph NW
68°
Fri, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 20 mph NW
66°
Fri, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 20 mph NW
62°
Fri, 07:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 20 mph NW
59°
Fri, 08:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph NW
57°
Fri, 09:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph NW
56°
Fri, 10:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph NW
56°
Fri, 11:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NW
55°
Sat, 12:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NW
56°
Sat, 01:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NW
55°
Sat, 02:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
55°
Sat, 03:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
55°
Sat, 04:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
55°
Sat, 05:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 5 mph NNW
55°
Sat, 06:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph NNW
54°
Sat, 07:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph NNW
55°
Sat, 08:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 10 mph NW
59°
Sat, 09:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 10 mph NW
64°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Winds: 0 to 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was 700 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1010 mb low was just S of Las Vegas.
Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TODAY
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
TONIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds
SAT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Gusts to 25 kt across western portion Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late Eastern Portion, SW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt late Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds
MON
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds
TUE
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds
TODAY
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
SUN
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
MON
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds
TUE
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds
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