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Arnold Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Arnold surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arnold surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arnold sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arnold today?
The current surf forecast for Arnold at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arnold. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | |
164 | 162 | 116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 200 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 161 | 80 | 80 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:25PM0.86m | 00:14AM1.41m | 1:10AM1.30m | 6:04PM0.99m | 2:33AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.05m | 5:07PM0.88m | 8:43AM0.10m | 9:48AM0.13m | 8:52PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 |
 kJ | 164 | 162 | 116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 64 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 29 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 78 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | W 4 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 161 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 405 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 241 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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