Ventura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a long, hard look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks at Ventura Point. It’s a reef and point setup that’s very consistent, but right now, we’re stuck in a real flat spell. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The outlook is a tough one. There’s a long stretch of near-zero action starting now and running all the way through to the end of August. We’re talking tiny, weak swells barely scraping 1 foot to 2 feet, mostly from the SSW, with a long period which normally would be a good sign for a point break, but there’s just no size to work with. The combined energy is weak, sitting in the low double digits for most of the first week – for example, the morning of Friday the 21st is only 61 (weak energy). The wind is a constant cross-onshore, never giving us that clean, glassy look. It’s all “poor surf conditions” across the board. This is a proper blank run.

You have to wait all the way until Saturday the 29th of August for a glimmer. The morning shows a tiny bump up to 2 feet from the SSW with a 17-second period, and the wind is light and onshore. The energy finally climbs into the moderate range at 311, but it’s still rated as marginal. The swell direction is SSW, not quite the optimum W that Ventura Point really loves.

Then, on Monday the 1st of September, we see a spike in size – a morning swell of 5 feet from the WNW, but with a very short period of just 6 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell, meaning it’ll be weak and messy. The energy is moderate at 268, but with onshore wind again, it’s still a poor call. The rest of the first week of September stays small, with weak swells below 3 feet, all blown out by onshore breezes.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Saturday the 29th of August. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we’ve got. Ventura Point (California) will see a long-period, 2-foot SSW swell with that light onshore breeze. The combined energy is 311, which is moderate, and for a point break, that long period can mean some fun peelers if the tide lines up. It’s still marginal, but it’s the only moment where the needle even twitches. Keep your expectations low, and maybe give it a look that morning.

Rusty.

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