Point Mugu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Well, it’s a bit of a slow start for the next couple of weeks, so don’t get your hopes up for anything huge. We’ve got a long gap coming up where nothing really stands out, but there are a couple of windows where things look a little more interesting.

The first real sniff of action comes around Friday morning, 28 August. Point Mugu is seeing a small, clean SSW swell pushing in at 2ft, and that 19-second period is a proper long-period groundswell. The wind is light and cross-off, making for some clean surfaces. The combined swell energy is moderate (437). This is likely the best you’ll see for a while, so if you can get out Friday morning, you’ll be rewarded with some tidy lines. That long period means the sets will be spaced out, making paddling a bit easier, but it might break a little straight at the beach. Still, it’s the pick of the bunch.

From Friday afternoon all the way through the first week of September, the surf stays small and mostly average. The swell hangs around the 2ft to 3ft mark, with periods dropping off. There are a few clean afternoons with light cross-off winds, like Saturday afternoon (29 August) and Sunday afternoon (30 August), but the energy is only moderate, and the quality is just “good” rather than great. The best wind of the week is a glassy morning on Monday 7 September with a NW breeze at 3 mph, but the swell is only 2ft, so it’s barely worth the paddle.

The next standout isn’t until Tuesday afternoon, 8 September. That’s where we see a jump in size and energy. The swell pushes to 4ft from the S with a 13-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 767 (moderate-to-strong). The wind is a clean offshore from the W at 9 mph, which is a major positive. This is a legit window for some fun, punchy waves at Point Mugu. The swell direction is S, which is off the optimum SW, but the long period and clean wind still make it work.

Wednesday 9 September sees a bit more size, with the swell hitting 5ft to 5ft from the S, and energy up to 877 (strong). That’s getting a little too big for beginners, and the wind is cross-on in the morning, but the afternoon cleans up nicely with a WNW cross-off. The period is only 12 seconds, so it’s a shorter-period swell, which can be a bit lumpy. The morning of Thursday 10 September has a short, 9-second period, which is pretty weak and unappealing.

After that, the swell fades back to small stuff for the second week, with a few clean afternoons on Friday 11 September and Saturday 12 September, but nothing to get excited about.

So, to wrap it up: Friday morning 28 August is your best bet for clean, long-period waves, and Tuesday afternoon 8 September is the other standout for a bit more size and punch. The rest is a long, quiet gap with small, average conditions. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

Rusty.

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