Avila Beach CA
04/23/2026 12:00 PM
65°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph NW
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory issued April 23 at 7:10AM PDT until April 23 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
04/23/2026 07:10 AM 04/23/2026 09:00 PM 04/23/2026 03:15 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.
                                            
Moonrise
12:53 PM
Moonset
02:56 AM
Sunrise
06:20 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:42 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
65°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
66°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
66°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
64°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
63°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
62°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
59°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
57°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
56°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
56°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph NW
55°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
55°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NW
54°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
53°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NNW
53°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NNW
54°

Fri, 08:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
57°

Fri, 09:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
59°

Fri, 10:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph NW
60°

Fri, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph WNW
62°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. 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 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
A chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph W
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph W
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph WNW
A chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Winds: 0 to 15 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, 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 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1038 mb high was 725 NM west of Seattle, WA and a 1007 mb low was located S of Las Vegas.

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 FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
TODAY
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds
FRI
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
SAT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon
SAT NIGHT
W wind 15 to 25 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight
SUN
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds A chance of rain in the morning
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
MON
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds
Reporting time 07:24 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
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