Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
7
2
WNW
7
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
298
304
298
312
222
360
254
251
246
248
172
155
153
150
209
150
153
146
96
88
105
105
87
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:30PM0.95m
2:07AM1.48m
5:44PM1.06m
3:43AM1.37m
6:29PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:00AM-0.16m
7:52PM0.86m
10:20AM-0.11m
10:06PM0.84m
11:29AM-0.09m
11:45PM0.69m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:13
6:13
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7:31
7:32
7:34
7:35
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
16
16
14
14
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
1.2
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
219
298
304
298
209
185
109
57
251
246
248
172
155
37
41
209
150
153
146
96
88
87
87
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
37
86
90
43
41
40
183
254
32
22
12
28
25
153
150
32
25
26
17
21
24
24
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
36
14
14
31
31
31
41
40
24
12
4
4
4
25
25
21
21
21
21
3
5
3
5
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
7
2
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
1.4
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
7
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
Energy kJ
36
27
55
169
312
222
360
19
6
10
151
64
35
59
105
105
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
50
231
417
1
0
0
0
0
54
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
60
65
29
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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