Murphy's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 6PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.4
WNW
1.8
WSW
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.7
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
1
W
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)95565812667776677106651413139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347148166134566445229390546571471280130232423520255636181717
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
30
W
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
0
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
1.38
9:57AM
1.52
10:42PM
1.46
10:40AM
1.33
11:13PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
-0.17
4:05AM
0.25
4:30PM
-0.05
4:52AM
0.21
4:56PM
0.11
5:46AM
0.20
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-5:42-------5:43-------5:44------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------151---------------
Temp. °C1213121111111112131311101098111212121211111113
Feels °C (?)4545677643-1135488891087810
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