Arnold Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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Arnold Surf Guide

Arnold in Ventura County is a quite exposed sandbar break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips and sharks.

Arnold Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	inconsistent	15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Arnold:

The best conditions reported for surf at Arnold 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 Arnold (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Arnold with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in December while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

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

blown out

24%

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

too small

15%

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

Explore Arnold Location Map

Interactive Arnold 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 Arnold is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Arnold is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Arnold Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:56 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass

What does Arnold look like?

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Credit: Todd

Tides at Arnold

Current tide and informaton

For Port Hueneme, California, 5 km from Arnold.

Next High Water: 03:25pm | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 05:07pm | 0.88m

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Arnold Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Arnold 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*: 15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite