Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.8
W
2.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121220191919181818181877716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5059605159119184117113101219298304298278448285254251251248172155153
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.76
2:41PM
0.91
12:50AM
1.62
4:30PM
0.95
2:07AM
1.48
5:44PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
-0.24
6:19PM
0.76
9:00AM
-0.16
7:52PM
0.86
10:20AM
-0.11
10:06PM
0.84
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:31-------7:32--
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C141415161617161514131315161716161515151717171615
Feels °C (?)141313131514141312111113121414151313131514141515
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