Oxnard Shores Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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Oxnard Shores Surf Guide

Oxnard Shores in Ventura is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of the strong rips here.

Oxnard Shores Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Oxnard Shores:

The best conditions reported for surf at Oxnard Shores occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Oxnard Shores 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 12% of the time in January while 22% 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

12%

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

blown out

22%

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 Oxnard Shores Location Map

Interactive Oxnard Shores 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 Oxnard Shores is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Oxnard Shores is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Oxnard Shores Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:06 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	16	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	glass	glass

What does Oxnard Shores look like?

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Tides at Oxnard Shores

Current tide and informaton

For Oxnard Shores, 4 km from Oxnard Shores.

Next High Water: 11:06pm | 2.05m

Next Low Water: 06:54am | 0.42m

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Oxnard Shores Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Oxnard Shores 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.