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Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). 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 (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | |
116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 194 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 53 | 78 | 161 | 80 | 80 | 168 | 162 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:18PM0.85m | 00:07AM1.38m | 1:03AM1.28m | 5:57PM0.98m | 2:26AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.84m | 8:41AM0.10m | 9:46AM0.12m | 8:50PM0.95m | 10:43AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 116 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 100 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 64 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 168 | 162 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 26 | 20 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 98 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 15 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 231 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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