Today in Ventura County, coastal weather remains clear and mostly sunny with current coastal temperatures hovering around 67°F and high temperatures near 72°F along the beaches. Winds across the immediate shoreline are light and variable from the southwest at 5 to 10 knots, while offshore marine zones including the Santa Barbara Channel are experiencing northwest winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots later in the evening under a Small Craft Advisory. Average wave sizes along exposure points are running around 2 to 4 feet.
Swell conditions recorded by nearby NOAA buoys indicate a primary swell arriving from the northwest at 4 feet with a period of 8 seconds from 295°. A secondary long-period southern swell is also mixing in at 1.6 feet with a 13-second period from 203°, creating a modest energy blend along local surf spots.
Tide conditions for Ventura Outer Harbor show a high tide of approximately 4.8 feet early in the afternoon, followed by a low tide dropping down to 1.2 feet in the early evening hours. Tomorrow's outlook brings morning patchy fog yielding to afternoon sun, with light west winds and steady 3 to 4 foot west-northwest swell conditions.