Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 20 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 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)131212121212122019191918181818186771616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96895059605159119184117113101219298304298269448285254251251248172
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
NW
0
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.76
2:41PM
0.91
12:50AM
1.62
4:30PM
0.95
2:07AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.63
7:43AM
-0.24
6:19PM
0.76
9:00AM
-0.16
7:52PM
0.86
10:20AM
-0.11
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:31-------7:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------2-----------------
Temp. °C151515151516161716151413131517171615151515161717
Feels °C (?)131515151313151414131110111313131414131414141415
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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