Point Mugu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin’ in from Point Mugu. Let’s be straight with you—this stretch of 16 days is looking flat and pretty lifeless. The first real sniff of something surfable doesn’t even show up until Sunday the 17th of August, and even then it’s just ordinary. Before that, we’ve got a solid two-week gap of poor surf conditions, with tiny waves and barely any energy to work with.

Water temp here is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.

The only time things ever get close to a wave is on the morning of Sunday the 16th, when we see a small 2-ft SSW swell with a period of 15 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which at a fairly exposed spot like Point Mugu could wrap in a little, but the combined energy is only 252—weak stuff. Winds are light and cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean. Still, it’s just “surfable but very ordinary.” Not a standout by any stretch.

If you’re desperate, the morning of Monday the 17th looks similar: 2-ft SSW swell, 15-second period, light cross-off breeze, clean. Again, tiny and average. The best I can say is the wind will be kind to you, but don’t expect much push.

For the whole two weeks before that, it’s mostly 1-ft to 2-ft swells with poor scores, often onshore or cross-on winds, and energy rarely breaking 100. There’s a bit of a pulse around the 7th and 8th of August with 2-ft and 2-ft swells, longer periods up to 19 seconds, and energy climbing into the 200s and 300s, but the wind’s onshore or cross, and the wave comment says “poor” or “marginal.” Not worth paddling out for.

Honestly, this is a blank run for Point Mugu. If you’re a beginner, you might find something knee-high with clean conditions on the 16th or 17th, but nobody’s getting excited. For kitesurfers, the afternoon of the 7th has light cross-shore wind and a bump in swell energy (307), but for surfing? Nah.

Keep your eyes on the forecasts—things can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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