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Silver Strand Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Silver Strand surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Silver Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Silver Strand sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Silver Strand today?
The current surf forecast for Silver Strand at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Silver Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 15 | |
566 | 409 | 339 | 280 | 79 | 54 | 171 | 42 | 119 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 39 | 61 | 85 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.08m | 10:58PM2.01m | 1:23PM1.05m | 11:50PM1.88m | 2:35PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM-0.52m | 4:38PM0.66m | 6:34AM-0.47m | 5:32PM0.74m | 7:33AM-0.36m | 6:41PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 5 |
 kJ | 566 | 409 | 339 | 280 | 58 | 54 | 171 | 34 | 119 | 10 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 85 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 6 | SW 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 79 | 46 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 58 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 61 | 12 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 64 | 179 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 294 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 85 | 294 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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