Pismo Beach CA
07/26/2026 12:00 PM
70°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph WNW
Mostly Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. 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 July 26 at 2:06AM PDT until July 28 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
07/26/2026 02:06 AM 07/28/2026 03:00 AM 07/26/2026 10:15 AM 
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.
Moonrise
07:35 PM
Moonset
04:08 AM
Sunrise
06:07 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing gibbous
Sunset
08:11 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sun, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Sun, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph WNW
70°

Sun, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
71°

Sun, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
69°

Sun, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
67°

Sun, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NW
66°

Sun, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
64°

Sun, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
62°

Sun, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
59°

Sun, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Sun, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NW
58°

Sun, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Mon, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
57°

Mon, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Mon, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
58°

Mon, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
58°

Mon, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph WNW
58°

Mon, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Mon, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
58°

Mon, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
59°

Mon, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
61°

Mon, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
64°

Mon, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph NW
66°

Mon, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 20 mph WNW
69°

This Afternoon

Mostly Sunny
71°
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear
55°
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Sunny
70°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
55°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
68°
Winds: 10 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy Fog
55°
Winds: 5 to 20 mph NW
Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Wednesday

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
66°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny
67°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy
56°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday

Sunny
70°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night

Mostly Clear
57°
Winds: 0 to 10 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Saturday

Mostly Sunny
72°
Winds: 5 to 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy
57°
Winds: 5 to 15 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 1022 mb surface high was 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1008 mb low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Fausto was 1400 NM SW of Los Angeles.

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.

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 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 MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 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 MONDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 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 to 15 kt this afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 20 seconds Patchy fog this morning
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
MON
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
TUE
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds Patchy fog after midnight
WED
S wind 5 to 10 kt Seas 3 to 5 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds Patchy fog in the morning
WED NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
THU
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds
THU NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light Seas 3 to 4 ft Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds
Reporting time 08:31 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026

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