Pismo Beach CA
09/14/2026 12:00 PM
70°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph NW
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Small Craft Advisory

Minor
Small Craft Advisory issued September 14 at 8:49AM PDT until September 14 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
09/14/2026 08:49 AM 09/14/2026 09:00 PM 09/14/2026 03:00 PM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 1 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
11:26 AM
Moonset
09:53 PM
Sunrise
06:44 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:12 PM

Hourly Forecast

Mon, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
70°

Mon, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
69°

Mon, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
68°

Mon, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
67°

Mon, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
66°

Mon, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
66°

Mon, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
63°

Mon, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
60°

Mon, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Mon, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Mon, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Mon, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph N
58°

Tue, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph N
58°

Tue, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph N
58°

Tue, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NE
58°

Tue, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NE
58°

Tue, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph NE
57°

Tue, 05:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
56°

Tue, 06:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
56°

Tue, 07:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
56°

Tue, 08:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
61°

Tue, 09:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
64°

Tue, 10:00 AM

Patchy Fog
Winds: 5 mph ENE
67°

Tue, 11:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph W
68°

This Afternoon

Sunny
70°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
56°
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NNE
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
71°
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy Fog
55°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NNW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
61°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph WNW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
55°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NNW
Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Thursday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
61°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear
56°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Friday

Mostly Sunny
65°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night

Mostly Clear
57°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Saturday

Mostly Sunny
67°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 0 to 15 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday

Mostly Sunny
64°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 0 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 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was 1200 NM northwest of Point Conception while a 1003 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada.

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

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Waters from Pt Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt Conception to Pt Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island

TODAY
Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming SW 10 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
TUE
SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
WED
Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 ft
THU
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Patchy fog in the morning
THU NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds
FRI
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds
FRI NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands

TODAY
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 kt this afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog
TUE
SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
WED
Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 ft Patchy fog after midnight
THU
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 ft Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
THU NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds
FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 ft Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds
Reporting time 08:52 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

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