What are the current surf conditions at San Buenaventura State Beach?

San Buenaventura State Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf San Buenaventura State Beach?

The best time to surf San Buenaventura State Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

San Buenaventura State Beach Surf Report & Forecast

San Buenaventura (Ventura), California

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🌊 SWELL

1
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1ft

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PERIOD

15s

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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0.7ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.0ft waves with long-period 15s ground swell with very light winds Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-1.1ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 14-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	SW	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	WSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1ft	13s	WSW	5kt	NNE	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SW	5kt	NW	5kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	W	5kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	16s	S	6kt	SSW	5kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	S	6kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	16s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	16s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	15s	S	5kt	WSW	4kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	15s	S	5kt	NW	4kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	15s	S	4kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	S	5kt	N	4kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	S	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.8ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 14-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	8s	SW	5kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	WSW	4kt	NNE	3kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	W	4kt	W	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SW	6kt	SW	6kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SSW	7kt	SW	8kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	S	7kt	SSW	9kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	6kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	SSW	5kt	W	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	SSW	4kt	WNW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	10s	SW	6kt	NNW	9kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	SW	6kt	N	8kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	10s	SW	7kt	N	10kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	12kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	SW	8kt	N	14kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 1.3-3.3ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 12-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	SW	8kt	N	12kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SW	8kt	N	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	SW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	SW	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	WSW	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	8kt	N	9kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	N	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	6kt	N	9kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	W	5kt	NW	9kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	9kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	WSW	5kt	WNW	9kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	WSW	4kt	WNW	9kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	WSW	4kt	W	9kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	WSW	5kt	WNW	10kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	6kt	NW	10kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	6kt	NW	11kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	11kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	W	7kt	N	10kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	W	8kt	N	9kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	W	8kt	N	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	W	8kt	NNE	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	W	9kt	NNE	10kt	14°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.7-2.9ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 11-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	W	9kt	N	10kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	W	9kt	N	10kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	9kt	N	11kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	W	8kt	N	11kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	W	8kt	N	11kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	N	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	11kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	6kt	NNW	12kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	7kt	NNW	11kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	W	8kt	NNW	10kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	W	8kt	NNW	9kt	26°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	SW	10kt	NNW	11kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	SSW	12kt	NNW	13kt	24°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	S	13kt	N	15kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SSW	11kt	N	12kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	SSW	9kt	N	10kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	SW	7kt	N	7kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	8kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	8kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SW	7kt	N	9kt	15°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.8ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 10-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SW	8kt	N	9kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SW	7kt	N	8kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	7kt	N	7kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	6kt	N	7kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	5kt	N	5kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	N	5kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	NW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	W	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	SW	8kt	SW	8kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	9kt	SW	9kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	9kt	SW	9kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	8kt	SW	10kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	7kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	WSW	4kt	W	5kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	W	2kt	WNW	2kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	W	2kt	NW	2kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	1kt	NNW	1kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	W	1kt	NNE	1kt	10°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-1.5ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 8-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	W	1kt	ENE	1kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	WSW	1kt	ESE	1kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	WSW	1kt	SSE	1kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	W	1kt	ESE	1kt	10°C	19°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	1kt	E	1kt	10°C	19°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	2kt	ENE	1kt	9°C	19°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	8s	W	2kt	E	3kt	10°C	19°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	11°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	11°C	19°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	12°C	19°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	7kt	12°C	19°C	0.8mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	19°C	0.8mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	19°C	0.9mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	19°C	1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	W	7kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	19°C	1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	WSW	6kt	S	8kt	13°C	19°C	1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	S	7kt	13°C	19°C	0.9mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	SW	5kt	S	6kt	12°C	19°C	0.8mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	11°C	19°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SE	3kt	10°C	19°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	9°C	19°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	2kt	E	2kt	9°C	19°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.1ft	10s	WSW	2kt	ENE	2kt	8°C	19°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1ft	11s	WSW	3kt	NE	3kt	8°C	19°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 0.8-1.7ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 7-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1ft	10s	WSW	3kt	NE	3kt	8°C	19°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	WSW	4kt	NE	3kt	8°C	19°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	8°C	19°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	4kt	NE	3kt	7°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	2kt	9°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	3kt	E	3kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	WSW	6kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	SW	6kt	SW	6kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	16s	SSW	7kt	SW	7kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	19°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	16s	SSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	19°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	16s	SSW	3kt	WNW	4kt	12°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	16s	SSW	2kt	NNW	2kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	16s	SSW	1kt	NE	1kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.4ft	12s	SSW	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.7ft	11s	SW	4kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:3-8kt NNE

Water Temperature:17-18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura is a fairly exposed beach break with reliable surf that works throughout the year. It performs best when a southwest swell combines with offshore winds from the northeast, producing clean, left-peeling waves. The break is mainly fueled by distant groundswells and is surfable across all tide stages. Despite its quality, the beach is rarely crowded, offering a more peaceful session compared to nearby spots. Surfers should remain cautious of strong rip currents, which are a known hazard. While summer may bring favorable conditions, the most consistent clean waves occur during winter, with January being the best month.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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