Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Santa Maria, CA
November 30, 2023 3:20 PM PST (23:20 UTC)
Sunrise 6:48AM Sunset 4:51PM Moonrise 7:49PM Moonset 10:12AM
PZZ645 Point Piedras Blancas To Point Sal Westward Out To 10 Nm- 207 Pm Pst Thu Nov 30 2023
.small craft advisory in effect through Friday evening...
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri..N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Sat night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.
Sun..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds.
Sun night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.
Mon..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
Tue..N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
.small craft advisory in effect through Friday evening...
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri..N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Sat night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.
Sun..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds.
Sun night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.
Mon..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
Tue..N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
PZZ600 207 Pm Pst Thu Nov 30 2023
synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park...at 21z or 1 pm pst, a 1029 mb high was 1000 nm west of point conception, and a 1011 mb low was over the ventura county. Gusty northwesterly winds will increase across all the coastal waters today, likely reaching gale force from pt. Sal south to san nicolas island.
synopsis for the southern california coast and santa barbara channel including the channel islands national marine sanctuary and national park...at 21z or 1 pm pst, a 1029 mb high was 1000 nm west of point conception, and a 1011 mb low was over the ventura county. Gusty northwesterly winds will increase across all the coastal waters today, likely reaching gale force from pt. Sal south to san nicolas island.
Area Discussion for - Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
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FXUS66 KLOX 302221 AFDLOX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 221 PM PST Thu Nov 30 2023
SYNOPSIS
30/116 PM.
Cool and breezy conditions are expected through at least Saturday with the strongest winds in the mountains. Some light rain is possible in and around the Grapevine later tonight into early Friday. A warming trend will start Sunday with some breezy Santa Ana winds possible early next week.
.SHORT TERM (TDY-SUN)...30/218 PM.
The main weather impact over the next couple days will be the wind, though it won't be windy everywhere. The system that just passed through the area has left behind a fairly robust northerly flow that will provide ample support for advisory level winds across much of the mountains and some of the valleys and coastal areas. No high wind warnings at this time, though the typical hot spots like Whitaker Peak, Magic Mtn Truck Trail, and possibly in the higher hills above Montecito in southern Santa Barbara County.
Winds are also expected to filter down into the valleys south of Pt Conception, including the Santa Clarita Valley and Ojai/Lake Casitas areas where wind advisories were added for tonight into early Friday. Models also show some breezy, but mainly sub- advisory level north winds reaching the LA Coastal areas from Malibu through West LA.
This pattern expected to repeat itself Friday night into Saturday, though models indicate slightly less wind across coast and valley areas of LA and Ventura Counties as there's slightly less upper support to drive the winds towards the surface.
The northerly flow tonight will be accompanied by a little surge of additional moisture from the northwest that will translate into increasing light precip chances for the far northern mountain areas from the around the Grapevine west through extreme southeast SLO County. Amounts expected to be under a quarter inch and snow levels will be well above the Grapevine elevation so minimal impacts expected other than some damp roads through early Friday.
Winds expected to start settling down Saturday morning with mostly light winds continuing into Sunday. Temperatures will be on the cooler side through Saturday, mostly in the 60s. Then warming slightly Sunday as gradients shift to the northeast and strong high pressure start to build in from the west.
.LONG TERM (MON-THU)...30/216 PM.
High pressure aloft basically remains in place through mid week before shifting east ahead of next storm that moves into the Pac NW. Ensemble pressure gradients from the NAEFS indicate increasing offshore flow to the north and east through about Tuesday, but more so from the north than east so this won't be a true Santa Ana event. Looking at a collective of all the major long term ensemble systems, most of the solutions favor a slight bump in winds Monday and Tuesday, but mostly at higher elevations and mostly below advisory levels. This pairs up well with the deterministic solutions which show very little upper support with this event. So overall looking at several degrees of warming with highs in the 70s and 80s at most coast/valley areas away from the beaches. Probably little if any marine layer given the offshore gradients, though some mid and high clouds possible Monday from a system passing well to the north.
AVIATION
30/1914Z.
At 1804Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor inversion.
High confidence in TAFs. Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours.
KLAX...High confidence in TAF, with moderate confidence in winds.
Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours. Any east winds will likely remain less than 7 knots. There is a 30% chance of north cross wind gusts greater than 12 kt after 09Z Friday and lasting through the period.
KBUR...High confidence in TAF. Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours.
MARINE
30/143 PM.
For the waters along the Central Coast as well as the outer waters south to San Nicolas Island, moderate to high confidence in forecast. Winds across the outer waters have increased to Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels and will continue to strengthen through the day. There is a 70-80% chance of Gale Force winds between late this afternoon and Friday night for the waters from Point Sal south to San Nicolas Island. Short- period hazardous seas of 8 to 11 feet are expected between late tonight and Friday. Winds and seas will diminish late Friday night into Saturday, but there is a 40-60% chance of SCA level winds continuing into Tuesday morning, especially for the waters south of Point Sal.
For the inner waters south of Point Conception, moderate confidence in forecast. There is a 60-70% chance of widespread SCA conditions with steep, short- period, hazardous seas and gusty W-NW winds this afternoon/evening until winds and seas start to diminish Friday evening. Winds and seas should be below SCA levels between Saturday and Monday, except for a 40% percent chance of SCA level winds across the western portion of the Santa Barbara Channel through Saturday evening.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 7 AM PST Friday for zones 88-356-357. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM PST Friday for zones 349-351-379. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect from midnight tonight to 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 353-376-377. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 378-381. (See LAXNPWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 PM PST Friday for zone 645. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 650-670. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 AM PST Friday for zone 655. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon for zones 673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Gale Warning in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 221 PM PST Thu Nov 30 2023
SYNOPSIS
30/116 PM.
Cool and breezy conditions are expected through at least Saturday with the strongest winds in the mountains. Some light rain is possible in and around the Grapevine later tonight into early Friday. A warming trend will start Sunday with some breezy Santa Ana winds possible early next week.
.SHORT TERM (TDY-SUN)...30/218 PM.
The main weather impact over the next couple days will be the wind, though it won't be windy everywhere. The system that just passed through the area has left behind a fairly robust northerly flow that will provide ample support for advisory level winds across much of the mountains and some of the valleys and coastal areas. No high wind warnings at this time, though the typical hot spots like Whitaker Peak, Magic Mtn Truck Trail, and possibly in the higher hills above Montecito in southern Santa Barbara County.
Winds are also expected to filter down into the valleys south of Pt Conception, including the Santa Clarita Valley and Ojai/Lake Casitas areas where wind advisories were added for tonight into early Friday. Models also show some breezy, but mainly sub- advisory level north winds reaching the LA Coastal areas from Malibu through West LA.
This pattern expected to repeat itself Friday night into Saturday, though models indicate slightly less wind across coast and valley areas of LA and Ventura Counties as there's slightly less upper support to drive the winds towards the surface.
The northerly flow tonight will be accompanied by a little surge of additional moisture from the northwest that will translate into increasing light precip chances for the far northern mountain areas from the around the Grapevine west through extreme southeast SLO County. Amounts expected to be under a quarter inch and snow levels will be well above the Grapevine elevation so minimal impacts expected other than some damp roads through early Friday.
Winds expected to start settling down Saturday morning with mostly light winds continuing into Sunday. Temperatures will be on the cooler side through Saturday, mostly in the 60s. Then warming slightly Sunday as gradients shift to the northeast and strong high pressure start to build in from the west.
.LONG TERM (MON-THU)...30/216 PM.
High pressure aloft basically remains in place through mid week before shifting east ahead of next storm that moves into the Pac NW. Ensemble pressure gradients from the NAEFS indicate increasing offshore flow to the north and east through about Tuesday, but more so from the north than east so this won't be a true Santa Ana event. Looking at a collective of all the major long term ensemble systems, most of the solutions favor a slight bump in winds Monday and Tuesday, but mostly at higher elevations and mostly below advisory levels. This pairs up well with the deterministic solutions which show very little upper support with this event. So overall looking at several degrees of warming with highs in the 70s and 80s at most coast/valley areas away from the beaches. Probably little if any marine layer given the offshore gradients, though some mid and high clouds possible Monday from a system passing well to the north.
AVIATION
30/1914Z.
At 1804Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor inversion.
High confidence in TAFs. Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours.
KLAX...High confidence in TAF, with moderate confidence in winds.
Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours. Any east winds will likely remain less than 7 knots. There is a 30% chance of north cross wind gusts greater than 12 kt after 09Z Friday and lasting through the period.
KBUR...High confidence in TAF. Wind shifts may be off by +/- 2 hours.
MARINE
30/143 PM.
For the waters along the Central Coast as well as the outer waters south to San Nicolas Island, moderate to high confidence in forecast. Winds across the outer waters have increased to Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels and will continue to strengthen through the day. There is a 70-80% chance of Gale Force winds between late this afternoon and Friday night for the waters from Point Sal south to San Nicolas Island. Short- period hazardous seas of 8 to 11 feet are expected between late tonight and Friday. Winds and seas will diminish late Friday night into Saturday, but there is a 40-60% chance of SCA level winds continuing into Tuesday morning, especially for the waters south of Point Sal.
For the inner waters south of Point Conception, moderate confidence in forecast. There is a 60-70% chance of widespread SCA conditions with steep, short- period, hazardous seas and gusty W-NW winds this afternoon/evening until winds and seas start to diminish Friday evening. Winds and seas should be below SCA levels between Saturday and Monday, except for a 40% percent chance of SCA level winds across the western portion of the Santa Barbara Channel through Saturday evening.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Wind Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 7 AM PST Friday for zones 88-356-357. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 3 PM PST Friday for zones 349-351-379. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect from midnight tonight to 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 353-376-377. (See LAXNPWLOX).
Wind Advisory in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 378-381. (See LAXNPWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 PM PST Friday for zone 645. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 650-670. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 AM PST Friday for zone 655. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon for zones 673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Gale Warning in effect until 3 AM PST Saturday for zones 673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| CPXC1 | 23 mi | 84 min | NW 20 | 61°F | 29.97 | 52°F | ||
| PSLC1 - 9412110 - Port San Luis, CA | 23 mi | 50 min | NW 9.9G | 62°F | 60°F | 29.98 | ||
| 46215 - Diablo Canyon, CA (076) | 29 mi | 54 min | 64°F | 6 ft | ||||
| 46011 - SANTA MARIA - 21 NM Northwest of Point Arguello, CA | 30 mi | 40 min | NW 23G | 61°F | ||||
| 46218 - Harvest, CA (071) | 38 mi | 54 min | 61°F | 9 ft | ||||
| MBXC1 | 38 mi | 60 min | 60°F | |||||
| 46054 - SANTA BARBARA W 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA | 45 mi | 40 min | NW 23G | 60°F | 62°F | 29.94 | 55°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KSMX SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD,CA | 2 sm | 29 min | WNW 16 | 9 sm | Partly Cloudy | 63°F | 50°F | 63% | 29.95 | |
| KVBG VANDENBERG AFB,CA | 15 sm | 25 min | NW 19G24 | 8 sm | A Few Clouds | 59°F | 48°F | 67% | 29.97 | |
| KLPC LOMPOC,CA | 18 sm | 24 min | NW 14G21 | 10 sm | Clear | 63°F | 50°F | 63% | 29.96 | |
| KSBP SAN LUIS COUNTY RGNL,CA | 24 sm | 24 min | WNW 18G22 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 66°F | 48°F | 52% | 29.95 |
Wind History from SMX
(wind in knots)Avila
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Thu -- 12:37 AM PST 1.05 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:26 AM PST 0.22 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:52 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 10:14 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 10:27 AM PST 3.10 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:51 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 06:16 PM PST -3.83 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:48 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:37 AM PST 1.05 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:26 AM PST 0.22 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:52 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 10:14 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 10:27 AM PST 3.10 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:51 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 06:16 PM PST -3.83 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:48 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Avila, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1 |
| 1 am |
| 1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.8 |
| 3 am |
| 0.5 |
| 4 am |
| 0.3 |
| 5 am |
| 0.3 |
| 6 am |
| 0.6 |
| 7 am |
| 1.2 |
| 8 am |
| 1.9 |
| 9 am |
| 2.6 |
| 10 am |
| 3.1 |
| 11 am |
| 3 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 3 pm |
| -1.2 |
| 4 pm |
| -2.5 |
| 5 pm |
| -3.4 |
| 6 pm |
| -3.8 |
| 7 pm |
| -3.7 |
| 8 pm |
| -3.1 |
| 9 pm |
| -2.1 |
| 10 pm |
| -1 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.1 |
Port San Luis Wharf
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Thu -- 12:39 AM PST 3.46 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:26 AM PST 2.78 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:52 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 10:14 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 10:46 AM PST 5.78 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:51 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 06:35 PM PST -0.35 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:48 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:39 AM PST 3.46 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:26 AM PST 2.78 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:52 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 10:14 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 10:46 AM PST 5.78 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:51 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 06:35 PM PST -0.35 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:48 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Port San Luis Wharf, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 3.4 |
| 1 am |
| 3.4 |
| 2 am |
| 3.3 |
| 3 am |
| 3 |
| 4 am |
| 2.8 |
| 5 am |
| 2.8 |
| 6 am |
| 3.1 |
| 7 am |
| 3.7 |
| 8 am |
| 4.4 |
| 9 am |
| 5.2 |
| 10 am |
| 5.6 |
| 11 am |
| 5.8 |
| 12 pm |
| 5.4 |
| 1 pm |
| 4.7 |
| 2 pm |
| 3.6 |
| 3 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 6 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 7 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 11 pm |
| 2.4 |
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