New Jetty/South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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New Jetty/South Jetty Surf Guide

New Jetty/South Jetty in Ventura is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach are mainly rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of the strong rips here.

New Jetty/South Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing New Jetty/South Jetty:

The best conditions reported for surf at New Jetty/South Jetty occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf New Jetty/South Jetty (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing New Jetty/South Jetty with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 66% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

66%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore New Jetty/South Jetty Location Map

Interactive New Jetty/South Jetty surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to New Jetty/South Jetty is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to New Jetty/South Jetty is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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New Jetty/South Jetty Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:08 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	W	WNW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	5	6	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass

What does New Jetty/South Jetty look like?

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Tides at New Jetty/South Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For Ventura, California, 3 km from New Jetty/South Jetty.

Next High Water: 03:24pm | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 07:43am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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New Jetty/South Jetty Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at New Jetty/South Jetty is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.