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Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base (L11) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:51 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAVX), L11 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base in Avalon, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base (L11) is a seaplane base in Avalon, CA. L11 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (ALL, WAY), the longest 15,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLGB.

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VFR
Observed 0151Z (6:51 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVX, 6.6 nm away.

Wind
240° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAVX 290151Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01500128

Current pilot readout for L11

Based on the nearest station (KAVX), L11 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 0 ft). L11 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLGB, about 30 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
ALLFAV2 kt tail3 kt left
WAY2 kt tail3 kt left

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L11 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of L11

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0231Z (7:31 PM PDT) · 74 NM SE of L11 · 2,800 ft MSL · B738
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SAN UA /OV SAN090007/TM 0231/FL028/TP B738/SK OVC028-TOP044
SAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAN090007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0231Reported at 02:31 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC028-TOP044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0144Z (6:44 PM PDT) · 80 NM SE of L11 · 2,900 ft MSL · A321
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SAN UA /OV PGY/TM 0144/FL029/TP A321/SK OVC029-TOPS043
SAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PGYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0144Reported at 01:44 UTC.
FL029Altitude: 2,900 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC029-TOPS043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0140Z (6:40 PM PDT) · 76 NM SE of L11 · 2,900 ft MSL · B38M
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SAN UA /OV SAN090009/TM 0140/FL029/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP040
SAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAN090009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0140Reported at 01:40 UTC.
FL029Altitude: 2,900 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN029-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0055Z (5:55 PM PDT) · 75 NM SE of L11 · during descent · C25M
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MYF UA /OV MYF100008/TM 0055/FLUNKN/TP C25M/SK OVC032-TOP050/RM DURD
MYF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MYF100008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0055Reported at 00:55 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC032-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0054Z (5:54 PM PDT) · 74 NM SE of L11 · during descent · P06T
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SEE UA /OV KSEE09007/TM 0054/FL035/TP P06T/SK BKN035-TOP048/RM DURD
SEE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSEE09007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0054Reported at 00:54 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP P06TAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOP048Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0050Z (5:50 PM PDT) · 64 NM SE of L11 · 2,900 ft MSL · C172
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MYF UA /OV MZB/TM 0050/FL029/TP C172/SK OVC029-TOPS040
MYF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0050Reported at 00:50 UTC.
FL029Altitude: 2,900 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC029-TOPS040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0050Z (5:50 PM PDT) · 64 NM SE of L11 · 2,500 ft MSL · B737
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SAN UA /OV MZB/TM 0050/FL025/TP B737/SK OVC025-TOPS037
SAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0050Reported at 00:50 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOPS037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0044Z (5:44 PM PDT) · 67 NM SE of L11 · 3,700 ft MSL · B737
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SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0044/FL037/TP B737/SK BASES 0225 TOPS 037 WEST
SAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SANLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0044Reported at 00:44 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 0225 TOPS 037 WESTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at L11

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 13%IFR 5%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 37

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

ALL/WAY
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base (L11)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
L11
City
Avalon
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
0 ft
Coordinates
33.3384, -118.3120
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
15,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAVX
TAF
Nearest KLGB
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
22h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base (L11)

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