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Surf Break: Ventura Point/California Street

Ventura Point/California Street in Ventura is a quite exposed reef and point break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The right reef break is best, but there is a left reef too. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Beware of rocks, pollution, rips.

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Overall Ventura Point/California Street 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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Also see Ventura Point/California Street surf quality by season and Ventura Point/California Street 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 Ventura Point/California Street

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ventura Point/California Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Emma Wood State Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Ventura Overhead	1 mi
Third closest break	San Buenaventura State Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	New Jetty/South Jetty	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Santa Clara Rivermouth	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ventura Point/California Street:
Closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	30 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	39 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	66 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	66 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	98 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ventura Point/California Street:
Closest tide station	Ventura, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Rincon Island, California	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Rincon Island, California (2)	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Hueneme, California	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ventura Point/California Street:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	92 mi
Second closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	93 mi
Third closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	93 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	108 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	130 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ventura Point/California Street:
Closest city location	Ventura (United States)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Oxnard Shores (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	El Rio (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Oak View (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Channel Islands Beach (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ventura Point/California Street is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ventura Point/California Street is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Third is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Ventura Point/California Street and is 118 km (73 miles) away.