Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.2
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.5
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
18
1.3
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
0
E
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
0
W
10
SW
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
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)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
18
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Energy 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)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy 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)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
Energy 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)
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.2
W
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
W
6
0.6
W
5
1.5
W
6
0.5
W
8
1.3
W
7
Energy kJ
2
1
19
43
98
6
12
15
194
35
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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