Ormond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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Ormond Beach Surf Guide

Ormond Beach in Ventura is a quite exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips and pollution.

Ormond Beach Spot Info

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

Surfing Ormond Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ormond Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ormond Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ormond Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in February while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 80% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

11%

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

too small

80%

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

Explore Ormond Beach Location Map

Interactive Ormond Beach 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 Ormond Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ormond Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ormond Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	glass

What does Ormond Beach look like?

Latest photos from Ormond Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Atlantic Jeff

Tides at Ormond Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Port Hueneme, California, 2 km from Ormond Beach.

Next High Water: 12:14am | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 08:43am | 0.1m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ormond Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Ormond Beach 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.