Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Nw Wind 20 To 25 Kt, Becoming 25 To 35 Kt This Afternoon. Seas 5 To 7 Ft, Building To 9 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. A Chance Of Rain Early This Morning, Then A Slight Chance Of Rain Late This Morning. |
| Tonight...Nw Wind 30 To 35 Kt. Seas 14 To 15 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 14 Ft At 10 Seconds, Nw 14 Ft At 14 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 15 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Rain After Midnight. |
| Wed...Nw Wind 20 To 30 Kt. Seas 10 To 13 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 12 Ft At 13 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Rain Likely In The Morning, Then A Slight Chance Of Rain In The Afternoon. |
| Wed Night...Nw Wind 20 To 25 Kt, Becoming 10 To 20 Kt After Midnight. Seas 10 To 13 Ft, Subsiding To 9 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 10 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Rain In The Evening, Then A Chance Of Rain After Midnight. |
| Thu...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming W 5 To 10 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 8 Ft At 11 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Rain In The Morning. |
| Thu Night...Light Winds. Seas 7 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Fri...Light Winds, Becoming Nw 10 To 15 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 3 Ft At 8 Seconds, S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds And Nw 7 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...Nw Wind 15 To 20 Kt, Becoming 20 To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 9 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 7 Seconds, S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds And Nw 5 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sat...Nw Wind 20 To 25 Kt, Becoming 25 To 30 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 9 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 9 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 4 Ft At 14 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Sat Night...Nw Wind 25 To 30 Kt. Seas 11 To 13 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 12 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 3 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Area Forecast Discussion ...UPDATED National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1047am PDT Tuesday May 26 2026 Synopsis 26/223 AM. A low pressure system will bring cool temperatures, morning drizzle, and gusty winds to the beaches, mountains, and deserts today through Thursday. Winds will be the strongest this afternoon and evening. Friday into early next week a warming trend is likely, with temperatures reaching above normal by Sunday. Short Term - Today through Thursday 26/818 AM. ***UPDATE*** May Gray has leveled up today to the tune of 4500-5000 feet across the LA Basin. Not exactly sure what the depth is along the Central Coast due to the VBG sounding still missing but based on reports in the Bay area it's probably around 3500 feet. Surprisingly not seeing much in the way of drizzle but there is likely some very light drizzle going on, especially along the Central Coast and southern areas near the foothills. All this is due to a cold upper low over the southern Oregon coast that will march down the Sierra mountains Tuesday and Wednesday. It's lacking in moisture but the California mountains, particularly the Sierra, will likely create plenty of upward motion for showers and possibly thunderstorms. Can't rule that out across our mountains and even lower elevations tomorrow and possibly later in the week as well. Otherwise, the main impact people will notice today and the next few days is cooler than normal temperatures, spotty drizzle, and lots of clouds, except in the AV where it will remain clear. ***From Previous Discussion*** An unusual for this time of year upper low will plunge into Northern CA today and will be centered over Red Bluff later this afternoon. It will spin up a deep marine layer and some local drizzle (esp near foothills). It will keep partly to mostly cloudy skies over most areas through the day. Max temps will cool noticeably (3 to 6 degrees across the csts and 5 to 8 degrees across the vlys). Max temps will only end up in the 60s today across the csts/vlys or 4 to 8 locally 10 degrees below normal. Winds will be a major issue today as the upper low will bring strong W to NW upper level flow to the area esp the areas north of Pt Conception. Cold air advection with the upper low will help drive these stronger winds down to the sfc. Advisory level gusts will develop across most of SBA and SLO counties as well as the Antelope Vly and the VTA coast. Wednesday will be similar to today except for the winds. The upper low with a central hgt of 555 dam will be over Bakersfield. This location will shift the strongest upper level winds to the south of LA county and this will reduces the wind speeds over SLO to LA county forecast area. There be another round of morning clouds with partly to mostly cloudy conditions lingering into the afternoon. The upper low is quite dry, but there is enough instability and lift to bring a slight chance of rain to the mtns as well as SLO county and northern SBA county. There is also a slight chance of a TSTM over the mtns if skies stay partly cloudy and allow for some ground heating. Max temps across the csts/vlys will will cool an additional 1 to 2 degrees while the mtns and far interior will see 4 to 8 degrees of cooling. Cst and Vly max temps will only reach the lower to mid 60s. Vly temps will end up 10 to 15 degrees below normal while the mtns and far interior will be 15 to 20 degrees below normal. The low moves northward up to the Sacramento area on Thursday. This will bring better upper level wind support back into the area and the west to northwest winds will pick up again. It is likely that the marine layer will be mixed out at this point so skies will be partly to occasionally mostly cloudy. Still cannot rule out rain across mtns and SLO county. The chance of a TSTM is less than Thursday but still not zero as the area of best instability will be further to the north. Max temps will warm a degree or two as there will be a touch more sunshine but max temps will remain well below normals. Long Term - Friday through Monday 26/223 AM. The upper low will pull out of the area Friday and fairly zonal flow will set up over the area. Hgts will rise from 566 dam Friday morning to 575 dam Friday afternoon. Further hgt rises will bring 578 dam hgts Saturday afternoon; up to 582 dam Sunday and then reaching 586 dam on Monday. Pressure gradients will revert back to typical late May with weak onshore flow to the east in the morning turning moderately onshore in the afternoon. In the N/S direction the flow will oscillate between weak offshore in the morning and weak onshore in the afternoon. There will likely be some morning low clouds across the csts and locally into the vlys, but the clouds should be gone by late morning. The sunnier skies and rising hgts will combine to bring a big warm up. Friday should see 3 to 6 degrees of warming across the csts/vlys with 10 to 12 degrees across the far interior. Most areas will warm 4 to 8 degrees on Saturday and 2 to 4 additional degrees on Sunday. This weekend warming should bring near normal temps on Saturday and above normal temps on Sunday. Monday will round out the warm up with 2 to 3 degrees of extra warming. On Monday max temps will be in the mid 70s to lower 80s across the csts and 80s and lower 90s in the vlys. Marine 26/900 AM. For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels are expected through this morning. Then, a GALE WARNING goes in effect from mid to late afternoon through late tonight. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions will then follow through Wednesday afternoon or night. Thereafter, conditions are likely to fall below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels for a short-time, before returning Friday night into the weekend. For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, today through early Wednesday, high confidence in a combination of at least SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds/seas, with a GALE WARNING in effect this afternoon through late tonight. For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level W to NW winds are expected across the Santa Barbara Channel today, around the Channel Islands, and into Santa Monica Bay during the evening. A GALE WARNING in in effect for the Santa Barbara Channel this afternoon through late tonight, and local Gale Force winds may occur nearshore Anacapa island. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds could linger into Wednesday especially across the channel. Otherwise, expecting conditions to fall below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels thereafter. NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...Wind Advisory remains in effect from 2pm this afternoon to 10pm PDT this evening for zones 340-341-346>348-354. High Surf Advisory in effect from 5pm this afternoon to 11 pm PDT Wednesday for zones 340-346. (See LAXCFWLOX). Wind Advisory remains in effect from 6pm this evening to 6 am PDT Wednesday for zones 349-351. Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight PDT tonight for zones 381>383. PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3pm PDT this afternoon for zones 645-650-670-673-676. Gale Warning in effect from 3pm this afternoon to 3am PDT Wednesday for zones 645-650-670-673-676. Small Craft Advisory in effect from 3pm this afternoon to 3 am PDT Wednesday for zone 655. |
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