Ventura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – we’ve got a real flat spell on the way. The whole 16-day window is one big gap with no surf on offer worth paddling out for. We’re looking at nothing but tiny, weak waves with poor surf conditions across the board. The energy is there now and again, but it’s not tying together with any decent shape or power.

The only spot on the radar is Ventura Point (California), a reef and point setup that’s very consistent and beginner-friendly, but it’s not doing us any favors. The water is sitting at 71°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in boardies, but that’s about the only bright spot.

We kick off on Wednesday, August 5th, with a tiny 1.0ft swell from the southwest, period a measly 14 seconds, and combined energy is a weak 58 – it’s poor. A light breeze from the SW, but it’s onshore, so the surface is messy. The afternoon clears up a bit but the wind goes cross-onshore, and it’s still poor. Thursday and Friday are more of the same: 1.0ft to 1ft, periods all over the shop, but the energy stays low to moderate (up to 127), and the wind is mostly onshore or light cross-onshore. Nothing to ride.

The weekend of August 8th-9th sees a slight bump in energy to 148, but the swell is still only 1ft and the wind is cross-onshore on Saturday afternoon. Still poor. Monday and Tuesday, August 10th-11th, we dip back down to 0.7ft with weak energy (74) – it’s a total washout.

The second week is where things get a bit more interesting on paper, but it’s still not good enough to recommend. From August 14th, we see a pulse of long-period swell (19 seconds) from the SSW, with energy jumping to 218, but the swell height is only 1ft. The period is very long, which would be a plus at a point break like Ventura Point, but the size is just too small. Saturday the 15th has the biggest swell of the whole window at 2ft, with energy at 258, but the wind swings to a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the W, making it choppy. It’s a tease. The following days through August 20th stay in the 1.0ft to 2ft range, with long periods but always either onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy peaks on August 20th at 271, but it’s still a poor surf call.

No standouts here. Not a single session worth paddling for. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the persistent cross-onshore winds and small, weak swell. For this area, a blank run like this is normal, so don’t get too down – forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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