Ventura County Marine & Surf Report

1. Wave Sizes

CDIP 071 (Harvest Platform) & CDIP 103 (Santa Cruz Basin) Telemetry:

Exposed Ventura Point & Beachbreaks: Waist to chest high (2 to 3 ft+) on sets, benefiting from moderate WNW swell energy.
Protected Point Breaks (C-Street / Rincon): Knee to waist high (1 to 2 ft) with intermittent larger waves on clean mid-period sets.

2. Current Weather

Current conditions are clear with light calm air along the coast. Current air temperature is 58°F, heading toward today's forecasted high of 68°F. Winds are currently calm to light variable at NNE 3 mph, giving early morning conditions glassy texture. Wind trend will shift to light onshore by late morning, picking up to moderate WNW sideshore/onshore airflow in the afternoon.

3. Tides

Low Tide: 02:23 AM PDT (0.9 ft)
High Tide: 08:31 AM PDT (5.9 ft)
Low Tide: 03:02 PM PDT (0.4 ft)
High Tide: 09:19 PM PDT (4.7 ft)

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Swell Summary: Primary swell remains groundswell WNW (280°–290°) at 3.0 ft @ 12 seconds from offshore North Pacific activity. Secondary swell is a fading SSW (190°–200°) south swell at 1.2 ft @ 13 seconds.

Surf Trend: Surf holds stable waist-high through midday with optimal clean conditions early under offshore/calm winds. Onshore sea breeze develops around noon, adding chop to exposed beachbreaks. Tomorrow (Sunday) will see a fresh reinforcement of WNW swell maintaining waist to chest high waves with similar early morning glassy windows.

5. 12-Hour Wind Forecast

6. Daylight

First Light: 05:45 AM PDT
Sunrise: 07:09 AM PDT
Sunset: 06:11 PM PDT
Total Darkness: 07:35 PM PDT