Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 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
16.7° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
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
Period(s) (?)141416171717171616161616151515141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116111211151151979485191191193191119128123165165165165118116113107104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
W
5
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffcrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
1.76
10:08AM
1.29
9:48PM
1.85
11:00AM
1.19
10:24PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.15
4:04AM
-0.24
3:42PM
0.26
4:50AM
-0.34
4:14PM
0.37
5:40AM
-0.36
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:22-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:29------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161515161919181717191717201918171617161618
Feels °C (?)161516151213141718141414151413161616141315141516
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