Ventura County Surf
Detailed Ventura County surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Ventura County. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Ventura County. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Ventura County over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Ventura County and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.
Ventura County Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Ventura County Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Ventura County coastline are also listed below.
Ventura County Photos
Ventura County Wavefinder
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Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 303 | 297 | 219 | 265 | 103 | 177 | 1025 | 701 | 231 | 1104 | 2054 | 3713 | 2271 | 730 | 714 | 447 | 2605 | 2909 | 2553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.08m | 9:14AM1.79m | 00:07AM1.03m | 9:44AM1.70m | 1:20AM1.00m | 10:18AM1.60m | 3:04AM1.01m | 11:13AM1.50m | 4:26AM1.03m | 4:50AM1.13m | 1:17PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.81m | 4:53PM-0.05m | 3:34AM0.89m | 5:35PM0.03m | 3:57AM0.95m | 6:26PM0.11m | 4:16AM1.01m | 7:37PM0.10m | 4:44AM1.06m | 8:33PM0.15m | 8:12AM1.07m | 9:23PM0.19m | |||||||
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Max °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Min °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Chill °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 303 | 297 | 219 | 265 | 103 | 177 | 1025 | 701 | 231 | 1104 | 2054 | 3713 | 2271 | 730 | 714 | 447 | 2605 | 2909 | 2553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 18 | 29 | 51 | 76 | 70 | 56 | 66 | 142 | 75 | 1552 | 81 | 149 | 35 | 142 | 123 | 106 | 104 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | ENE 3 | — | W 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 27 | — | 83 | 92 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 30 | 57 |
Sea °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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Ventura County Surf Breaks
The Ventura County Coastline is a wide variety of awesome beach breaks, river mouths, long riding point breaks, rocky sholls, jetty surf and everything in between... You could say that it has it all here. Stretching from Santa Barbara in the North to Malibu in the South whatever style you have, rights and lefts Ventura has it. Winter is definitely the best around and tends to get a really good S swell. Rincon point at county line, surfers point in Ventura, Pierpont beach break, Powerplant Oxnard, Oxnard Shores and Hollywood beachbreaks, SilverStrand Beachbreak, secret Naval base breaks, Port Hueneme and all down the coast to Point Dume and Malibu at county line.....Joshua Stevens
Reef and rivermouth breaks are the best suitable spots for the best swells hitting in mid summer, late fall, and winter. Coves with seacliffs and promenades are most popular surf spots here.....Tony peres
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