Ventura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Ventura Point are looking like a total write-off. I’m staring at the charts and there’s just nothing to get excited about. Not a single decent wave in the window. We’ve got a solid two-week-plus stretch of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions.

Right now, starting from the 1st of August, we’re looking at surf that’s barely dribbling in. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is a solid 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a really weird anomaly, feels more like a warm bath than the Pacific. But the warmth doesn't help the waves. We’re talking knee-high slop, mostly from the SSW, with a combined energy that’s barely a whisper (141). It’s just poor, with a light breeze out of the SW that’s cross-onshore, killing any chance of a clean face.

This sad pattern just keeps rolling. Morning after morning, afternoon after afternoon, it’s the same story: tiny swell, short periods, and wind that’s either onshore or cross-onshore. The 2nd and 3rd are even weaker, with combined energy dropping into the double digits (52) on the 3rd – that’s not even a ripple. The swell direction is flicking between SSW and W, but none of it has any power. Periods are all over the place, from a weak 6 seconds up to a long 19 seconds on the 7th, but when the swell height is only 1.0 ft, a long period just means long waits between nothing.

The whole first week is a desert. The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th – all the same. “Poor surf conditions” is the only comment on the chart, and it’s bang on. The wind is mostly light, but it’s always from the wrong angle, making what little bump there is choppy and frustrating. There’s no window for a dawn patrol or a sunset session.

We drag into the second week, and it’s more of the same grim reality. The 9th through the 13th? Still flat. Combined energy sometimes creeps back over 100, like on the 10th (118) and 11th (122), but that’s being generous. The swell height is still stuck at 1 ft. It’s like watching a tide pool that never fills.

The only time the ocean shows any sign of life is around the 14th and 15th of August. The combined energy finally climbs into the 200s (207 on the 15th), which is a moderate bump, but the swell height is still only 2 ft. That’s a tiny, weak pulse. The period is a decent 16 seconds, so it’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s so small it’s just going to be a glassy ankle-snapper at best. The wind is onshore on the 15th, but light, so it might be the cleanest of a bad bunch. But calling it a standout would be a joke – it’s just the least terrible option.

Even the 16th, the last day of the forecast, gives us nothing. Just a 2 ft swell with a 15-second period and a moderate cross-onshore breeze making a mess of it.

Honestly, for a spot that’s usually pretty consistent, this is a brutal run. The only thing you’d get out of a board right now is a tan. If the wind really cranks from the west, it might look more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers, but that’s about it.

Forget the point. The forecast can always change, but right now, this is a full-on flat spell. Save your wax.

Rusty.

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