Surf forecast · United States · Southern California
Surf forecast Ventura C Street today
Waves, swell and wind at Ventura C Street (Southern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Ventura C Street surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 12:00–15:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 3–3 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 21–28 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 4–7 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑W | 10–10 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.4 m · 7 s ↑W | 16–20 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 08:00–11:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.4 m · 11 s ↑S | 2–2 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.4 m · 11 s ↑S | 10–10 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.4 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 13–19 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 7–8 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑W | 9–9 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑W | 13–10 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Ventura C Street
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Ventura C Street today?
- Fun: waves 0.8 m at 9 s from WSW, swell 0.7 m · 7 s W (Sat 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Ventura C Street?
- Wind 3 km/h from S: light wind for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf Ventura C Street today?
- 12:00–15:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Ventura C Street?
- 21.4 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Rincon (California) 20 km · Zuma Beach 53 km · Malibu Surfrider 64 km · Venice Beach 81 km · Manhattan Beach 91 km · Hermosa Beach 93 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Ventura C Street, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.