
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Buenaventura State Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Buenaventura State Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Buenaventura State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.21m | 6:50PM1.52m | 8:29AM1.28m | 7:30PM1.61m | 8:43AM1.37m | 8:06PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.87m | 2:01AM0.09m | 1:43PM0.73m | 2:27AM0.05m | 2:15PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 |
138 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 108 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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