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CALIFORNIA / Port HuenemeSPOT / 157

Port Hueneme Pier South.

Pier / beach

Left & right34.142° N / 119.194° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance

Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.

Estimated surf face0.8 ftForecast for Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind9.7 mphSW from
NOAA tide reference1.7 ftMLLW · Santa Barbara

READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS

Swell by swell.

Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.

Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific

MFWAM · 2 components
Primary swell
2.2ft Hs

S from · 182° · 11.0 s

2.2 feet
Wind sea
0.1ft Hs

S from · 177° · 0.5 s

0.1 feet
GFS · all-zero feed unconfirmed

This model reports only zeros across its cached partition forecast while another model reports swell. This is not confirmation of flat surf. Check the other source or try refreshing later.

Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.

Coastal wind retrieved Thu Oct 22, 12:30pm. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.

Source retrievals: GFS Oct 22, 1:00pm · ECMWF Oct 22, 12:30pm · MFWAM Oct 22, 12:30pm. Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.

Tide predictions: Santa Barbara, 54 km reference; retrieved Thu Oct 22, 12:45pm. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific dayEstimated surf faceMean windHours available
Thu Oct 220.9 ft5.4 mph14/14
Fri Oct 232.1 ft6.3 mph14/14
Sat Oct 242.1 ft7.9 mph14/14
Sun Oct 251.2 ft5.0 mph14/14
Mon Oct 261.5 ft7.1 mph14/14
Tue Oct 271.8 ft5.0 mph14/14
Wed Oct 281.7 ft3.6 mph14/14
Hourly details · next 72 hours
Pacific timeEstimated surf faceModel rangeSet proxySwell fromWindTide MLLWModels
Thu 1:00pm0.8 ft0.6–1.0 ft1.2 ftSSW · 10.7 s9.7 mph SW1.7 ft2
Thu 2:00pm0.8 ft0.6–1.0 ft1.2 ftSSW · 10.8 s6.6 mph SW1.5 ft2
Thu 3:00pm0.8 ft0.6–1.0 ft1.2 ftSSW · 10.8 s6.2 mph WSW1.7 ft2
Thu 4:00pm0.8 ft0.5–1.1 ft1.2 ftSSW · 10.8 s4.4 mph SW2.3 ft2
Thu 5:00pm0.8 ft0.5–1.1 ft1.2 ftSSW · 10.8 s8.0 mph W3.1 ft2
Thu 6:00pm0.8 ft0.5–1.1 ft1.3 ftSSW · 10.8 s8.8 mph WNW3.9 ft2
Thu 7:00pm0.8 ft0.5–1.2 ft1.3 ftSSW · 10.7 s6.1 mph WNW4.5 ft2
Thu 8:00pm0.9 ft0.5–1.2 ft1.3 ftSSW · 10.6 s1.2 mph SSE4.6 ft2
Thu 9:00pm0.9 ft0.5–1.3 ft1.4 ftSSW · 10.5 s3.6 mph ENE4.4 ft2
Thu 10:00pm1.0 ft0.5–1.4 ft1.5 ftSSW · 10.4 s2.7 mph NW3.6 ft2
Thu 11:00pm1.0 ft0.6–1.5 ft1.5 ftSW · 10.4 s3.4 mph NNE2.7 ft2
Fri 12:00am1.1 ft0.6–1.5 ft1.6 ftSW · 10.4 s3.6 mph NE1.8 ft2
Fri 1:00am1.1 ft0.6–1.5 ft1.6 ftSW · 10.5 s4.9 mph ENE1.1 ft2
Fri 2:00am1.1 ft0.7–1.6 ft1.7 ftSW · 10.6 s4.8 mph ENE0.8 ft2
Fri 3:00am1.2 ft0.7–1.6 ft1.7 ftSW · 10.7 s4.8 mph NE1.1 ft2
Fri 4:00am1.2 ft0.8–1.6 ft1.8 ftSW · 10.8 s4.5 mph NNE1.8 ft2
Fri 5:00am1.2 ft0.9–1.6 ft1.9 ftSW · 10.9 s4.3 mph NE2.9 ft2
Fri 6:00am1.3 ft0.9–1.7 ft2.0 ftSW · 10.9 s5.4 mph NE4.0 ft2
Fri 7:00am1.4 ft1.1–1.7 ft2.1 ftSW · 11.0 s5.2 mph NNE4.8 ft2
Fri 8:00am1.5 ft1.2–1.8 ft2.2 ftSW · 11.0 s4.9 mph NE5.3 ft2
Fri 9:00am1.6 ft1.3–2.0 ft2.5 ftSW · 11.0 s4.5 mph NE5.2 ft2
Fri 10:00am1.8 ft1.5–2.1 ft2.7 ftSW · 10.9 s2.5 mph N4.5 ft2
Fri 11:00am2.0 ft1.6–2.3 ft2.9 ftSW · 10.8 s1.9 mph S3.6 ft2
Fri 12:00pm2.1 ft1.8–2.4 ft3.1 ftSW · 10.8 s3.6 mph SW2.4 ft2
Fri 1:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.6 ft3.3 ftSW · 10.8 s5.9 mph WSW1.5 ft2
Fri 2:00pm2.3 ft2.0–2.6 ft3.5 ftSW · 10.5 s8.1 mph WSW0.9 ft2
Fri 3:00pm2.5 ft2.1–2.9 ft3.7 ftWSW · 9.9 s9.5 mph W0.9 ft2
Fri 4:00pm2.5 ft2.1–3.0 ft3.8 ftWSW · 9.1 s10.8 mph W1.3 ft2
Fri 5:00pm2.8 ft2.2–3.4 ft4.2 ftWSW · 8.5 s9.9 mph W2.1 ft2
Fri 6:00pm2.8 ft2.3–3.4 ft4.3 ftWSW · 8.3 s9.5 mph W3.1 ft2
Fri 7:00pm2.9 ft2.3–3.5 ft4.4 ftWSW · 8.4 s7.3 mph W4.0 ft2
Fri 8:00pm3.0 ft2.4–3.6 ft4.5 ftWSW · 8.6 s5.6 mph W4.5 ft2
Fri 9:00pm3.0 ft2.4–3.5 ft4.4 ftWSW · 8.8 s1.6 mph NNW4.6 ft2
Fri 10:00pm2.9 ft2.5–3.4 ft4.4 ftWSW · 9.1 s4.7 mph ENE4.2 ft2
Fri 11:00pm2.9 ft2.5–3.3 ft4.4 ftWSW · 9.3 s5.1 mph NE3.4 ft2
Sat 12:00am2.8 ft2.5–3.1 ft4.2 ftWSW · 9.6 s5.4 mph NE2.4 ft2
Sat 1:00am2.7 ft2.5–3.0 ft4.1 ftWSW · 9.9 s5.5 mph NE1.6 ft2
Sat 2:00am2.6 ft2.5–2.8 ft4.0 ftWSW · 10.1 s5.4 mph NE1.1 ft2
Sat 3:00am2.6 ft2.4–2.8 ft3.9 ftWSW · 10.2 s4.8 mph NE1.1 ft2
Sat 4:00am2.6 ft2.4–2.8 ft3.9 ftWSW · 10.4 s5.2 mph NE1.7 ft2
Sat 5:00am2.5 ft2.4–2.7 ft3.8 ftWSW · 10.5 s5.3 mph NE2.7 ft2
Sat 6:00am2.5 ft2.3–2.7 ft3.7 ftWSW · 10.6 s5.1 mph NE3.8 ft2
Sat 7:00am2.4 ft2.3–2.6 ft3.7 ftWSW · 10.7 s5.2 mph ENE4.9 ft2
Sat 8:00am2.4 ft2.2–2.5 ft3.5 ftWSW · 10.8 s4.9 mph ENE5.6 ft2
Sat 9:00am2.3 ft2.1–2.5 ft3.4 ftWSW · 10.9 s4.4 mph NE5.7 ft2
Sat 10:00am2.2 ft2.1–2.4 ft3.3 ftSW · 11.0 s3.3 mph NNE5.2 ft2
Sat 11:00am2.1 ft1.9–2.3 ft3.2 ftSW · 11.1 s3.4 mph NW4.2 ft2
Sat 12:00pm2.1 ft1.9–2.3 ft3.1 ftSW · 11.2 s6.8 mph W2.9 ft2
Sat 1:00pm2.0 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.1 ftSW · 11.2 s11.2 mph W1.7 ft2
Sat 2:00pm2.0 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.1 ftSW · 11.3 s11.9 mph W0.7 ft2
Sat 3:00pm2.0 ft1.8–2.2 ft3.0 ftSW · 11.3 s11.6 mph W0.3 ft2
Sat 4:00pm2.0 ft1.7–2.3 ft3.0 ftSW · 11.2 s11.4 mph W0.4 ft2
Sat 5:00pm2.0 ft1.7–2.2 ft3.0 ftSW · 11.2 s10.8 mph W1.1 ft2
Sat 6:00pm2.0 ft1.7–2.2 ft3.0 ftSW · 11.2 s10.5 mph WNW2.1 ft2
Sat 7:00pm1.9 ft1.7–2.1 ft2.9 ftSW · 11.3 s9.6 mph WNW3.2 ft2
Sat 8:00pm1.9 ft1.7–2.1 ft2.9 ftSW · 11.2 s8.6 mph WNW4.0 ft2
Sat 9:00pm1.9 ft1.7–2.1 ft2.9 ftSW · 11.0 s6.6 mph W4.5 ft2
Sat 10:00pm1.9 ft1.7–2.1 ft2.9 ftSW · 10.8 s4.9 mph W4.5 ft2
Sat 11:00pm1.9 ft1.7–2.2 ft2.9 ftSW · 10.6 s3.0 mph WSW3.9 ft2
Sun 12:00am1.9 ft1.6–2.1 ft2.8 ftSW · 10.6 s1.9 mph WSW3.1 ft2
Sun 1:00am1.8 ft1.6–2.0 ft2.7 ftSW · 10.6 s0.7 mph ESE2.2 ft2
Sun 2:00am1.8 ft1.6–1.9 ft2.6 ftSW · 10.7 s1.8 mph E1.6 ft2
Sun 3:00am1.7 ft1.6–1.8 ft2.6 ftSW · 10.9 s2.8 mph ENE1.3 ft2
Sun 4:00am1.6 ft1.5–1.7 ft2.4 ftSW · 11.0 s4.7 mph ENE1.7 ft2
Sun 5:00am1.5 ft1.5–1.6 ft2.3 ftSW · 11.2 s5.4 mph ENE2.5 ft2
Sun 6:00am1.5 ft1.5–1.5 ft2.2 ftSW · 10.6 s4.3 mph ENE3.6 ft2
Sun 7:00am1.4 ft1.3–1.4 ft2.1 ftSW · 10.7 s3.8 mph ESE4.8 ft2
Sun 8:00am1.3 ft1.2–1.4 ft2.0 ftSW · 10.8 s3.0 mph SE5.7 ft2
Sun 9:00am1.3 ft1.2–1.3 ft1.9 ftSW · 10.9 s2.5 mph E6.1 ft2
Sun 10:00am1.2 ft1.1–1.2 ft1.7 ftSW · 10.9 s1.9 mph ESE5.9 ft2
Sun 11:00am1.1 ft1.1–1.2 ft1.7 ftSW · 11.0 s1.3 mph S5.0 ft2
Sun 12:00pm1.1 ft1.1–1.1 ft1.7 ftSW · 11.1 s3.8 mph SW3.7 ft2
Sun 1:00pm1.1 ft1.0–1.1 ft1.6 ftSW · 11.7 s6.0 mph WSW2.2 ft2

Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.

This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.

Know the spot

The south side of the Port Hueneme Pier, shaped by its own bars and shadowing.

Break type
Pier / beach
Wave direction
Left & right
Reported difficulty
Intermediate
Bottom
Sand; pier pilings
Reported swell preference
W–NW
Reported tide preference
Low–mid

This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.

Before paddling out: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.

Public access Reference-corrected coastal area; approximate takeoff, not surveyed

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / Port Hueneme Pier South

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for Port Hueneme Pier South is “W–NW”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.

Check the water level

Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.

Read the bottom and the lineup

Catalogue bottom: Sand; pier pilings. Reported difficulty: Intermediate. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.

A useful note for next time

Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.

Camera references nearby

Channel Islands Harbor ↗

Visit Oxnard · about 4.7 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Marine Emporium Landing harbor view and coastal weather.

Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.

Make the next session easier

Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work

Nearby spots to compare

PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.

COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE

Waves at the model cells

3.02–4.00 ft

Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.

Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.