Staircase Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Ventura County, USA)
Photo credit: Grey eagle
Surf Break: Staircase Beach
| Name: | Staircase Beach |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WSW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Staircase Beach in Ventura is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .
Overall Staircase 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 illustrates the combination of swells directed at Staircase Beach over... (show all text)
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Also see Staircase Beach surf quality by season and Staircase Beach surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Staircase Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Staircase Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Deer Creek | 0 mi |
| Second closest break | County Line/Yerba Buena Beach | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Deadman s 3 | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Heavens | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Leo Carillo State Beach | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Staircase Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 22 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 50 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 75 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 86 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Tanner Banks Buoy | 117 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Staircase Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), California | 7 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Port Hueneme, California | 14 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Ventura, California | 22 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California | 28 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub) | 28 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Staircase Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 75 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 78 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 78 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 112 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States) | 117 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Staircase Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Casa Conejo (United States) | 9 mi |
| Second closest city location | Camarillo (United States) | 11 mi |
| Third closest city location | Malibu (United States) | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Thousand Oaks (United States) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Westlake Village (United States) | 12 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Staircase Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Staircase Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away.
- Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 62 km (39 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Staircase Beach and is 82 km (51 miles) away.
