California State Parks separates Emma Wood’s North Beach from the Ventura River Group Camp area. Its guide places the latter at the river mouth and notes the coastal bike-trail connection. Use the exact named area when checking access or sharing a surf observation; “Emma Wood” alone may not describe the same starting point to everyone.
Point Mugu State Park is an official public-land reference, not a description of every parcel or access route near Point Mugu. Read the park information and the atlas entry’s access status separately. A named surf area does not establish that the road or shoreline approach you noticed is available.
Use the finer Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme pages to compare inherited spot descriptions. Keep the model, hour and units constant, then check the actual peak and wind from shore. If one area is showing regional Hs and another is showing a surf-face estimate, do not treat the numbers as identical measurements.
PureSurfers comparison guidance, not a measured local forecast.
A useful first comparison
Start with Ventura and North Ventura during the same forecast hour, then add Oxnard only when it is part of the real plan. Save a dated observation of the section you surfed. That gives the next forecast check a personal reference without changing the numerical model on the strength of one session.
PureSurfers comparison guidance, not a measured local forecast.
The inherited spot descriptions below have their own provenance and uncertainty. This context update does not independently verify every takeoff, access status or historical claim.
Regional significant wave height and modeled breaking-face height are different quantities. Check each source and unit label.
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Arnold
Documented surfing area. The marker is an approximate source-area reference, not a verified takeoff or a live surf report.
Reported direction
Not yet verified
General swell window
Not yet verified
Reported tide preference
Not yet verified
Bottom
Not yet verified
Statewide research draft / Ventura County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.12, -119.16. NOT a verified takeoff. Name and coarse location only. Local identity, possible aliases and access need confirmation before a new public pin.
Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.12, -119.16. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Arnold/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.
Things to check: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.
Location: Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.. Access not independently verified. Check current access independently.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Regional waves, wind, water temperature, NOAA tides and nearby buoy observations. Requires JavaScript and a working data connection.
Not yet verified / Not yet verified
Deadman’s — Ventura County
Documented surfing area. The marker is an approximate source-area reference, not a verified takeoff or a live surf report.
Reported direction
Not yet verified
General swell window
Not yet verified
Reported tide preference
Not yet verified
Bottom
Not yet verified
Statewide research draft / Ventura County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.07, -119.0. NOT a verified takeoff. Distinct from the Shelter Cove name. Verify the exact location and relation to neighboring Point Mugu surf names.
Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.07, -119.0. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Deadman-s-3/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.
Things to check: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.
Location: Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.. Access not independently verified. Check current access independently.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Regional waves, wind, water temperature, NOAA tides and nearby buoy observations. Requires JavaScript and a working data connection.
Not yet verified / Not yet verified
Murphy’s
Documented surfing area. The marker is an approximate source-area reference, not a verified takeoff or a live surf report.
Reported direction
Not yet verified
General swell window
Not yet verified
Reported tide preference
Not yet verified
Bottom
Not yet verified
Statewide research draft / Ventura County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.08, -119.06. NOT a verified takeoff. Coarse directory pin; relationship to neighboring Mugu-area peaks and access are unresolved.
Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.08, -119.06. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Murphy-s/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.
Things to check: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.
Location: Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.. Access not independently verified. Check current access independently.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Regional waves, wind, water temperature, NOAA tides and nearby buoy observations. Requires JavaScript and a working data connection.
Not yet verified / Not yet verified
Super Tubes — Ventura County
Documented surfing area. The marker is an approximate source-area reference, not a verified takeoff or a live surf report.
Reported direction
Not yet verified
General swell window
Not yet verified
Reported tide preference
Not yet verified
Bottom
Not yet verified
Statewide research draft / Ventura County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.08, -119.05. NOT a verified takeoff. Coarse directory pin. No access route, military-base entry or numeric forecast is inferred.
Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.08, -119.05. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Super-Tubes/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.
Things to check: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.
Location: Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.. Access not independently verified. Check current access independently.