Ventura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – we've got a long stretch ahead and it's a quiet one for the most part.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta say, there's no standout surf to get genuinely excited about. The waves are just too small and the wind is mostly tangled up in the wrong direction. We're looking at a real dry spell.

The first usable day is Monday, August 10th, but honestly, it's a non-starter. We're talking tiny 1ft swell from the SSW with a long period of 14 seconds, but it's wrapping up right on the beach with the wind blowing from the same direction. The water temperature is a very unusual 71° – that's much warmer than normal for this time of year at Ventura Point. The combined energy is barely there, at 93, and the conditions are just poor. This carries on through Tuesday and Wednesday – the swell stays tiny, and the wind is never right. It's a frustrating start.

We push through the week with the same story. Into Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, the swell is still hovering around 1ft to 2ft, and the wind is either on it or cross-onshore, leaving the surface choppy and messy. The energy numbers do climb a bit – Friday afternoon hits 221 – but it's all for nothing when the wind is trash. The period is still long, around 15-18 seconds, which would be amazing if there was any size, but there isn't.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th sees the swell just barely bump up to 2ft and 2ft, with the energy hitting 310 on Saturday afternoon. But again, the wind is cross-onshore. It's a real tease. We get a little light onshore breeze on Saturday morning that keeps it small and rippled. It's not what you want to paddle out into.

The next week, starting Monday the 17th, is more of the same. Tiny waves, often with a cross-onshore breeze. The period is still hanging in the 14-16 second range, which tells you the swell has some legs, but it's just not wrapping in with any power. The combined energy fluctuates but never really gets strong enough to overcome the poor conditions.

The one small change comes on Friday, August 21st. The swell direction shifts to the west, and the height bumps up to 3ft, but the period drops to a short 6 seconds. That's a weak, bumpy windswell, and the wind is cross-onshore again, making it choppy. The energy is only 148 – moderate at best. It's still a "poor surf conditions" call.

The final days of the forecast, from the 22nd to the 25th, are the same sad song. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is usually cross-onshore. The energy numbers are all moderate, and nothing ever comes together to make a decent wave. There's no point in highlighting a specific break here because the whole region is in the same boat. It's a long blank run, folks. Keep the board in the car, but maybe don't wax it up just yet.

Signing off,
Rusty

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