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Surf Break: Faria

Faria in Ventura is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of .

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Overall Faria Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Faria:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hobson's	1 mi
Second closest break	Hobson County Park	1 mi
Third closest break	Pitas Point	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Mondos	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Little Rincon	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Faria:
Closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	25 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	45 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	60 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	65 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	91 mi
Tide stations nearest to Faria:
Closest tide station	Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Rincon Island, California	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Rincon Island, California (2)	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ventura, California	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Faria:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	98 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	99 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	99 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	107 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	136 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Faria:
Closest city location	Carpinteria (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Oak View (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Ventura (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mira Monte (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Meiners Oaks (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Faria is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Faria is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Faria and is 116 km (72 miles) away.