Ormond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Ventura County, USA)
Photo credit: TJ McKay
Surf Break: Ormond Beach
| Name: | Ormond Beach |
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| Type: | beach/Jetty |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Ormond Beach in Ventura is a quite exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips and pollution.
Overall Ormond Beach 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.
The rose diagram shows the variation of swells directed at Ormond Beach through a typic... (show all text)
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Also see Ormond Beach surf quality by season and Ormond Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Ventura County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Ormond Beach
Visitor Reviews of Ormond Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ormond Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Arnold | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Port Hueneme Beach Park | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Silver Strand | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Hollywood Beach | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Point Mugu | 5 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Ormond Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 28 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 39 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 67 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 73 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Santa Maria Buoy | 108 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Ormond Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Port Hueneme, California | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), California | 6 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Ventura, California | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California | 21 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Rincon Island, California | 21 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Ormond Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 85 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 88 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 88 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) | 114 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 123 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Ormond Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Port Hueneme (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Channel Islands Beach (United States) | 2 mi |
| Third closest city location | Oxnard (United States) | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Oxnard Shores (United States) | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | El Rio (United States) | 7 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Ormond Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Ormond Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 76 km (47 miles) away.
- Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 82 km (51 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Ormond Beach and is 102 km (63 miles) away.
