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.

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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.

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Ventura County Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Arnold CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	1	2	0	1	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	7	15	15	8	9	9	10	10	9	9	14	8	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	197	238	188	211	189	149	191	317	528	269	88	224	134	29	94	84	81	74	73	109	127	411
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	8:01AM 1.80		8:41PM 1.93	8:47AM 1.43		9:00PM 1.68	9:28AM 1.39		9:29PM 1.81	10:27AM 1.32		10:06PM 2.30	11:23AM 1.22		10:43PM 2.33	12:25PM 1.10		11:20PM 1.90	1:41PM 1.00		12:09AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)		2:18PM 0.51	2:52AM 0.61		2:45PM 0.11	3:28AM -0.08		3:18PM 0.67	4:13AM -0.25		3:48PM 0.33		5:01AM -0.35	4:22PM 0.46		5:53AM -0.38	4:47PM 1.03		6:52AM -0.34	5:38PM 0.73		8:00AM -0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	17	18	19	16	19	20	17	18	20	17	21	22	18	20	21	17	18	19	15	18
Low °C	14	16	14	15	18	16	17	19	12	15	20	15	17	20	17	18	20	15	16	18	14	16
Chill °C (?)	18	16	17	18	19	16	19	20	17	18	20	17	21	22	18	20	21	17	18	19	14	18
Sunrise	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20
Sunset	-	7:27	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	1.0 W
Period (s)	7	16	7	7	15	8	9	9	10	10	16	15	7	14	7	5	14	13	13	8	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	13	13	15	12	14	14	14	13	13	9	16	14	8	14	14	5	4	9	13	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	1.0 WNW	-	-	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	9	7	5	-	7	4	-	5	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	3

	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Arnold CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura
Rating	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.5 SSW	1.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	7	16	16	6	6	6	8	14	15	15	15	15	15	8	8	14	9	9	9	16	6
Energy(?)	383	166	233	172	273	351	324	339	181	182	138	189	153	181	320	175	215	191	242	268	304	298
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:01AM 1.80				8:35PM 1.52				8:47AM 1.43				9:00PM 1.68				9:35AM 1.39				9:29PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				2:16PM 0.05				2:52AM 0.61				2:48PM 0.58				3:28AM -0.08				3:16PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	18	19	18	17	15	15	13	16	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	19	20	19	16	15
Chill °C (?)	14	18	19	18	17	15	15	13	16	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	19	20	19	16	14
Sunrise	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	9	7	13	16	13	6	6	8	7	7	7	15	7	8	8	8	14	9	9	9	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	16	13	16	13	13	14	14	15	15	12	15	15	15	14	8	14	14	14	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	7	6	6	6	6	8	-	-	-	7	-	4	8	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Tuesday 14																		Wednesday 15
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Arnold CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura
Rating	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	9	9	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	13	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	227	311	383	168	197	197	227	233	221	221	213	170	238	215	121	273	263	351	308	181	188	217
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	on	cross	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																8:35PM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)										2:16PM 0.05												2:45AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	14	16	17	18	15	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	14	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	11	11	14	16	17	18	15	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	13	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	9	9	7	7	7	16	13	7	7	16	13	16	13	13	13	6	6	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	13	13	14	16	16	13	16	16	16	13	16	13	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	9	6	9	9	-	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

Ventura County Surf Breaks

sandbar

beach and reef

point

reef

Emma Wood State Beach

beach and reef

beach and reef

reef

reef

beach

beach

reef

sandbar

point

New Jetty/South Jetty

beach

beach/jetty

beach

reef and point

beach

Port Hueneme Beach Park

beach/jetty

Rincon - Indicator

point

Rincon - Rivermouth

point

Rincon - The Cove

point

San Buenaventura State Beach

beach

Santa Clara Rivermouth

beach

sandbar

beach and reef

reef

reef

reef

reef and point

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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