Ventura County, California Weather and Marine Report

Report time: 1:56 PM PDT Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Today along the Ventura County coast, NOAA indicates light onshore conditions with winds near west at 10 knots in the afternoon, seas around 3 to 4 feet, and mixed swell energy that is dominated by a northwest component near 2 feet at 6 seconds and a southwest component near 3 feet at 15 seconds [web:4]. Near Ventura, the local NOAA marine forecast also supports a smaller surf day, with northwest swell around 1 to 2 feet at 5 seconds and south-southwest swell around 2 feet at 15 seconds, which keeps the average wave size in the roughly 2 to 4 foot range for exposed beaches [web:1][web:4].

Nearby buoy conditions reinforce the modest surf signal, with NOAA buoy 46053 south of Santa Barbara reporting light northwest wind, air and water temperatures both near 63 F, and a marine environment consistent with a gentle summer sea state [web:14]. For nearshore surf, the average wave size should stay small to moderate, with the best energy coming from the south-southwest background swell and a weaker northwest wind wave mixed in [web:1][web:4][web:14].

Tide information for Ventura from NOAA shows an outgoing high tide near 1:54 PM at 4.02 feet, followed by a low tide near 6:45 PM [web:2]. That means the afternoon is moving into a falling tide window, which may lower wave quality later in the day at exposed beachbreaks [web:2].

In plain terms, this is a relatively clean but modest surf day with light wind, small mixed swell, and more texture than power. The best short-term setup should favor south-facing exposures when the tide is still favorable, while smaller protected breaks may stay rideable but subdued [web:1][web:4][web:14].

raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider

References: NOAA marine forecast [web:1], NOAA tide predictions [web:2], NOAA NDBC buoy 46053 [web:14], NOAA coastal marine forecast [web:4].