San Buenaventura State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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San Buenaventura State Beach break guide

San Buenaventura State Beach Surf Guide

San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura is a fairly exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the left. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

San Buenaventura State Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Buenaventura State Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Buenaventura State Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Buenaventura State Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing San Buenaventura State Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in January while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

12%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore San Buenaventura State Beach Location Map

Interactive San Buenaventura State Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to San Buenaventura State Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Buenaventura State Beach is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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San Buenaventura State Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 08:29 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 03
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	on	cross- on

What does San Buenaventura State Beach look like?

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Credit: M Zingerman Credit: Yolanda Garcia

Tides at San Buenaventura State Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Ventura, California, 0 km from San Buenaventura State Beach.

Next High Water: 11:49am | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 04:15pm | 0.67m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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San Buenaventura State Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at San Buenaventura State Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite