Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 19 h 20 min
When
From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday.
Where
Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides.
Impacts
Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide, including over beach parking lots, bike paths, and harbor walkways. Moderate to significant beach erosion is likely. Isolated damage of structures due to sea water inundation is possible to the most vulnerable areas.
Additional details
High tides will likely reach 7.5-8.0 feet (MLLW) each late morning, which is 1.0 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections. The highest tides will be Monday through Wednesday. There is a small chance for isolated Coastal Flood Warnings Wednesday through Thursday if larger surf develops.
Precautionary actions
Listen to advice from local officials. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
Areas: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
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Observed 8:56 AM PDT at KSBP

Pismo Beach, CA weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 15 mph24 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable · up to 61°16° by 10 AM (sticky)
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tonight at 1 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 1 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 55°13° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	13%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	91%	5%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 76°24°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	48%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	59%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	82%	56%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	57%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	45%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	48%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	59%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	70%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	54%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	53%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	56%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	38%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	48%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	38%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	38%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	31%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–69°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Pier Avenue

4.2 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Sat 8:38 AM · NWS gauge page

Arroyo Grande Creek Lagoon

4.5 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Sat 8:33 AM · NWS gauge page

Arroyo Grande Creek at 22nd Street Bridge

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 21.6 ft

Reading from Sat 8:22 AM · NWS gauge page

East Fork San Luis Obispo Creek at Jesperson Rd.

5.6 mi

Level: 101 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 10% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 12

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SAN LUIS OBISPO POLY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1927–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Pismo Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:32 PM; Morning 7:00–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:42 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Pismo Beach. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Advisory