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Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Murphy's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | |
41 | 40 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 35 | 52 | 74 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 89 | 371 | 89 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.60m | 8:58AM1.21m | 8:47PM1.66m | 9:40AM1.16m | 9:10PM1.68m | 10:20AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.00m | 2:38PM0.28m | 3:40AM-0.09m | 3:02PM0.38m | 4:13AM-0.15m | 3:25PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
 kJ | 25 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 128 | 89 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 5 | SE 3 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 74 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 89 | 371 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 68 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 80 | 50 |
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