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Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
104 | 104 | 104 | 148 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 178 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:38PM0.86m | 11:26PM1.47m | 3:18PM0.85m | 00:07AM1.38m | 1:03AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.78m | 7:38AM0.05m | 5:05PM0.84m | 8:41AM0.10m | 9:46AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
 kJ | 104 | 104 | 104 | 75 | 36 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 61 | 64 | 39 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | SSE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 10 | 148 | 160 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 12 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 12 | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 55 | 80 | 114 | 84 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 77 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 20 | 178 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
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