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New Jetty/South Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
New Jetty/South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Jetty/South Jetty sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at New Jetty/South Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for New Jetty/South Jetty at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Jetty/South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 112 | 113 | 113 | 203 | 198 | 181 | 191 | 165 | 157 | 153 | 106 | 103 | 94 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07PM 1.40 | 3:37AM 1.32 | 2:30PM 1.19 | 4:23AM 1.41 | 4:02PM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:41AM 0.86 | 8:33PM 0.08 | 9:23AM 0.77 | 9:25PM 0.23 | 10:51AM 0.61 | 10:13PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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