Date & Time: Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM PDT
The overall wave energy reaching the region is driven by spectral readings from Harvest Buoy (CDIP Station 071) and regional offshore sensors. Ocean conditions feature a primary long-period south-southwest swell registering around 3 feet at 15 seconds from 202 degrees, alongside a short-period west-northwest wind swell of 4 feet at 6 seconds. At Ventura Point, surf sizes are currently lingering in the 2 to 3 foot range with occasional larger sets. Surf quality is fair to moderate, as the primary south swell provides good shape on setup, though localized afternoon wind chops up the face texture.
The current weather across the Ventura coast features partly cloudy skies with light to moderate westerly onshore winds shifting between 10 to 15 knots. Air temperatures are topping out in the upper 60s to near 70°F. For the remainder of the evening and overnight period, conditions will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy with patchy fog developing late, while winds decrease to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
Tides for the Ventura Pier area today featured a low tide of 0.62 feet at 6:22 AM, followed by a high tide of 5.12 feet at 12:41 PM. The evening brought a minor low tide of 1.28 feet at 7:04 PM. Moving into early Monday morning, the water will rise to a high tide of 4.17 feet at 12:48 AM.
raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider
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