Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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Murphy's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Murphy's today?

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Murphy's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
66
66
67
68
142
86
106
104
104
104
148
160
164
164
162
116
100
97
99
100
100
100
100
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
0
N
0
E
5
S
10
SW
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:33PM0.91m
10:53PM1.55m
1:38PM0.86m
11:26PM1.47m
3:18PM0.85m
00:07AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.71m
6:45AM-0.02m
4:52PM0.78m
7:38AM0.05m
5:05PM0.84m
8:41AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:42
7:43
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
17
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
W
5
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
48
66
46
46
68
142
86
106
104
104
104
148
33
164
164
162
116
100
97
99
15
10
100
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
67
35
66
67
46
17
49
49
28
10
10
25
160
16
7
3
2
24
10
10
100
100
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
10
21
11
20
20
19
10
10
17
17
16
15
24
24
23
23
11
11
15
59
11
11
9
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
WNW
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
2
15
24
33
41
57
77
70
58
1
1
8
41
9
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
414
50
1
0
0
1
1
1
414
414
1
0
0
0
0
67
67
29
1
0
0
0
0
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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