Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191191191191119128123165165165165118116113107104104104102101101679999
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.85
11:00AM
1.19
10:24PM
1.89
11:58AM
1.07
11:04PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.26
4:50AM
-0.34
4:14PM
0.37
5:40AM
-0.36
4:49PM
0.50
6:36AM
-0.32
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-7:29-------7:29-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191916181818172019181717171616181817151514141516
Feels °C (?)171612141413131716161516161514171514131312121414
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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