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Pillar Point Harbor conditions

Sunday, September 27 · updated Sun, 4:35 PM PDT

PUBLIC REFERENCE

MODERATE POWERBOAT

Pillar Point Harbor last known conditions: GO (planning score 23/100) — wind 10.4 kts, waves 4 ft / 7 sec. This snapshot is stale; verify official forecasts and warnings before making a trip decision.

VERDICT

PUBLIC REFERENCE · MODERATE POWERBOAT

STATUS

23

GO

PLANNING SCORE 23/100

LOWER IS BETTER

FRESHNESS

STALE

48 MIN AGO

VESSEL

Moderate powerboat

MODERATE · POWERBOAT

WHY

Waves / Swell: 4 ft / 7 sec

Waves / Swell12.2

Wind / Gusts8.4

UV Index1.9

SOURCE

CONFIDENCE

MED

MED · 6/11 SIGNALS AVAILABLE

Some scored signals are unavailable; this label describes data completeness, not probability.

NEXT ACTION

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TODAY'S SIGNALS

RAW VALUES

WIND

10.4 kt

GUSTS

—

WAVES

4 ft

VISIBILITY

—

AIR

60°F

WATER

—

NEXT 24 HOURS

NWS HOURLY

17:00

Partly Sunny.

8.7 kt

59° · 4%

11

18:00

Mostly Cloudy.

8.7 kt

59° · 5%

11

19:00

Mostly Cloudy.

8.7 kt

58° · 5%

11

20:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

8.7 kt

58° · 15%

12

21:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

8.7 kt

58° · 15%

12

22:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

8.7 kt

58° · 15%

12

23:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

8.7 kt

57° · 15%

12

00:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

8.7 kt

57° · 15%

12

01:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

7.8 kt

57° · 15%

11

02:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

7.8 kt

57° · 15%

11

03:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

7 kt

57° · 15%

10

04:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

6.1 kt

56° · 15%

9

05:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

5.2 kt

56° · 15%

8

06:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

5.2 kt

56° · 15%

8

07:00

Slight Chance Drizzle.

4.3 kt

55° · 15%

7

08:00

Mostly Cloudy.

4.3 kt

56° · 0%

5

09:00

Partly Sunny.

2.6 kt

57° · 0%

3

10:00

Mostly Sunny.

2.6 kt

58° · 0%

3

11:00

Mostly Sunny.

2.6 kt

59° · 0%

3

12:00

Mostly Sunny.

4.3 kt

60° · 0%

5

13:00

Sunny.

6.1 kt

61° · 0%

7

14:00

Sunny.

7 kt

61° · 0%

8

15:00

Sunny.

7.8 kt

61° · 0%

9

16:00

Sunny.

7.8 kt

62° · 0%

9

NEXT 7 DAYS

NWS

TodayPartly Sunny8.7 kt60°21

MondaySlight Chance Drizzle then Mostly Sunny7.8 kt63°21

TuesdayMostly Sunny7.8 kt67°20

WednesdayMostly Sunny6.1 kt69°19

ThursdayPartly Sunny2.6 kt68°16

FridayPartly Sunny5.2 kt67°18

SaturdayMostly Sunny5.2 kt68°18

TIDE & SOLUNAR

low at 2026-09-28 00:57 · 0.2 ft

SUNRISE 07:02 · SUNSET 18:59

MAJOR FEEDING

00:25 – 02:25 · 12:49 – 14:49

REGULATION REFERENCES IN CALIFORNIA

Barred Sand BassBAG 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass; maximum 4 may be barred sand bass. · MIN 14 inLISTED OPEN

CabezonBAG 10 fish within the Rockfish, Cabezon, and Greenling complex (RCG complex) limit of 10 fish per person. · MIN —LISTED OPEN

California HalibutBAG North of Point Sur, Monterey County: 2 fish; south of Point Sur: 5 fish. · MIN 22 inLISTED OPEN

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