Port San Luis, California Weather
Port San Luis, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Port San Luis. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Port San Luis is published on the San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) page, 12 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Port San Luis have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Port San Luis: Oceano County Airport (KL52) 15 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 41 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 51 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 57 km
Conditions reported at KSBP describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Port San Luis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Port San Luis.
About Port San Luis, California
Port San Luis unfolds like a worn map along the curve of the Pacific coast, a place where the land surrenders to the sea in a series of gentle bluffs and sandy coves. It lies 9.2 miles south-west of San Luis Obispo, CA (from San Luis Obispo, CA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Grover Beach. The air here carries the briny tang of kelp and the distant cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the ocean’s immensity. Rolling hills, carpeted in the muted greens of coastal scrub and punctuated by the occasional wind-sculpted cypress, frame the harbor, their slopes softened by the persistent ocean mist. The light often possesses a luminous quality, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows and painting the water in hues of amber and rose. This is not a land of dramatic peaks, but of patient, weathered beauty, where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pulse of the day. The history of Port San Luis is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the ocean and the fertile land that lies inland. For generations, this harbor has been a vital hub for commercial fishing, its piers bustling with the activity of boats returning with their catches of rockfish, squid, and Dungeness crab. The local economy, though small, is deeply rooted in these maritime traditions, with seafood processing plants and fish markets providing livelihoods for many residents. Beyond the immediate embrace of the harbor, the surrounding region thrives on agriculture, its rich soils yielding a diverse array of crops, from artichokes and strawberries to wine grapes, contributing to the broader prosperity of San Luis Obispo County. The very character of Port San Luis is one of quiet industry and a profound connection to the natural world, a place where the past and present flow together like the ebb and tide.
Live animated radar for Port San Luis and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.174975°N, 120.755176°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93424, 93420 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port San Luis, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port San Luis, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Port San Luis includes coordinates 35.174975°N, 120.755176°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93424, 93420. Telephone area code: 805. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
