Ventura Harbor entrance ↗
Ventura Harbor Patrol / IPCamLive · about 0.2 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Entrance/channel and coastal weather, not a guaranteed view of the surf takeoff.
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New Jetty / South Jetty surf forecast & spot guide
Surf, wind and tide context for New Jetty / South Jetty, Ventura. Read the spot profile, compare forecasts and open the same break in the atlas.
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 face0.9 ftOlder cached forecast Fri Oct 2, 11:00am Pacific
Coastal wind6.2 mphW from · older cache
NOAA tide reference4.5 ftMLLW · Santa Barbara
Coastal wind retrieved Fri Oct 2, 9:04am · older cache. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Oct 2, 8:15am (older cache) · ECMWF Oct 2, 8:15am (older cache) · MFWAM Oct 2, 8:15am (older cache). 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, 43 km reference; retrieved Fri Oct 2, 8:16am. Station predictions can differ locally.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 2 | 0.9 ft | 6.3 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Oct 3 | 0.7 ft | 6.8 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Oct 4 | 0.2 ft | 5.6 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Oct 5 | 0.1 ft | 5.3 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Oct 6 | 0.0 ft | 4.6 mph | 14/14 |
| Wed Oct 7 | 0.0 ft | 4.3 mph | 14/14 |
| Thu Oct 8 | 0.1 ft | 4.5 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11:00am | 0.9 ft | 0.0–1.4 ft | 1.3 ft | WSW · 9.3 s | 6.2 mph W | 4.5 ft | 3 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 0.9 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.3 ft | WSW · 9.3 s | 7.4 mph W | 5.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 0.9 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.3 ft | WSW · 8.6 s | 7.8 mph W | 5.5 ft | 3 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.3 ft | WSW · 8.4 s | 6.9 mph W | 5.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.2 ft | WSW · 8.2 s | 9.6 mph W | 5.4 ft | 3 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.2 ft | WSW · 8.0 s | 8.8 mph W | 4.9 ft | 3 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.2 ft | WSW · 7.9 s | 7.6 mph W | 4.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.2 ft | WSW · 7.7 s | 10.0 mph W | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.2 ft | WSW · 7.6 s | 8.4 mph WNW | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 7.6 s | 10.0 mph WNW | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 7.6 s | 8.3 mph W | 0.5 ft | 3 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 7.8 s | 3.3 mph W | 0.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 0.8 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 7.9 s | 3.2 mph E | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.3 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 8.1 s | 4.1 mph NW | 0.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 8.3 s | 4.1 mph W | 1.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 8.5 s | 5.5 mph WNW | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 8.7 s | 3.2 mph WSW | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 8.9 s | 3.1 mph W | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 9.0 s | 2.9 mph W | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.1 ft | WSW · 9.0 s | 2.0 mph W | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.1 s | 4.7 mph W | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.1 s | 2.9 mph WSW | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.2 s | 3.5 mph W | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.3 s | 5.2 mph WSW | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00am | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.2 s | 6.4 mph W | 3.8 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 9.0 s | 7.1 mph W | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 8.7 s | 8.5 mph W | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 8.3 s | 8.4 mph WNW | 5.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 7.7 s | 9.5 mph WNW | 5.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 7.1 s | 9.9 mph WNW | 5.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 0.7 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 6.7 s | 10.6 mph WNW | 5.0 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 0.6 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 6.6 s | 9.2 mph WNW | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00pm | 0.6 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 6.7 s | 7.3 mph WNW | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00pm | 0.6 ft | 0.0–1.2 ft | 1.0 ft | WSW · 6.9 s | 8.4 mph WNW | 2.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00pm | 0.6 ft | 0.0–1.1 ft | 0.9 ft | WSW · 7.1 s | 6.4 mph WNW | 1.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00pm | 0.5 ft | 0.0–1.0 ft | 0.8 ft | WSW · 7.5 s | 3.9 mph SE | 0.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00pm | 0.5 ft | 0.0–1.0 ft | 0.7 ft | WSW · 7.8 s | 1.5 mph S | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| Sun 12:00am | 0.5 ft | 0.0–0.9 ft | 0.7 ft | WSW · 8.2 s | 2.7 mph WSW | 0.0 ft | 3 |
| Sun 1:00am | 0.4 ft | 0.0–0.8 ft | 0.6 ft | WSW · 8.5 s | 3.9 mph WNW | 0.4 ft | 3 |
| Sun 2:00am | 0.4 ft | 0.0–0.7 ft | 0.5 ft | WSW · 8.8 s | 2.5 mph WNW | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sun 3:00am | 0.3 ft | 0.0–0.6 ft | 0.5 ft | SW · 9.1 s | 4.5 mph SW | 1.9 ft | 3 |
| Sun 4:00am | 0.3 ft | 0.0–0.6 ft | 0.5 ft | SW · 9.4 s | 4.0 mph SSE | 2.7 ft | 3 |
| Sun 5:00am | 0.3 ft | 0.0–0.5 ft | 0.4 ft | SW · 9.6 s | 4.3 mph E | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Sun 6:00am | 0.3 ft | 0.0–0.5 ft | 0.4 ft | SW · 9.8 s | 4.8 mph NE | 3.8 ft | 3 |
| Sun 7:00am | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.4 ft | SW · 9.9 s | 4.8 mph NE | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| Sun 8:00am | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 5.2 mph NE | 3.8 ft | 3 |
| Sun 9:00am | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 3.7 mph NE | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 10:00am | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 4.1 mph ESE | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sun 11:00am | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 5.2 mph S | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Sun 12:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 10.2 s | 8.5 mph SW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sun 1:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 10.2 s | 8.8 mph WSW | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 2:00pm | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 10.2 s | 7.4 mph W | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| Sun 3:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 9.9 s | 5.8 mph W | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| Sun 4:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 9.5 s | 5.8 mph WSW | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| Sun 5:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 9.2 s | 5.8 mph WSW | 5.4 ft | 3 |
| Sun 6:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.5 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 9.0 s | 4.8 mph W | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| Sun 7:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.5 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 8.8 s | 3.6 mph WSW | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 8:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.5 ft | 0.3 ft | SW · 8.7 s | 1.1 mph S | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 9:00pm | 0.2 ft | 0.0–0.4 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 8.8 s | 1.1 mph S | 2.5 ft | 3 |
| Sun 10:00pm | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 9.1 s | 1.3 mph W | 1.4 ft | 3 |
| Sun 11:00pm | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.2 ft | SW · 9.3 s | 1.2 mph WNW | 0.5 ft | 3 |
| Mon 12:00am | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.3 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 9.5 s | 1.1 mph NW | -0.1 ft | 3 |
| Mon 1:00am | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.2 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 9.7 s | 1.8 mph N | -0.1 ft | 3 |
| Mon 2:00am | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 9.9 s | 1.8 mph NNE | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Mon 3:00am | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 2.1 mph NE | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| Mon 4:00am | 0.1 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 2.4 mph NE | 2.2 ft | 3 |
| Mon 5:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 2.4 mph ENE | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| Mon 6:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 2.6 mph ENE | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| Mon 7:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SSW · 10.1 s | 3.1 mph ENE | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Mon 8:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SSW · 10.1 s | 3.4 mph NE | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Mon 9:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SSW · 10.1 s | 2.9 mph E | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| Mon 10:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SSW · 10.1 s | 2.6 mph ESE | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Mon 11:00am | 0.0 ft | 0.0–0.1 ft | 0.1 ft | SSW · 10.1 s | 2.5 mph SW | 2.9 ft | 3 |
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 focused jetty peak at the Ventura end of this atlas—fast wedges, barrels and both directions when the bar is right.
Also known as South Jetty · New Jetty · Ventura Harbor South Jetty.
- Break type
- Jetty / beach
- Wave direction
- Left & right
- Reported difficulty
- Advanced–expert
- Bottom
- Sand & jetty rock
- Reported swell preference
- W–NW; windswell can work
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
Jetty refraction can concentrate energy dramatically. The exact peak migrates with sand, but this is the durable local name at the southern endpoint.
Before paddling out: Jetty impact, strong rip, heavy shorebreak, crowd, harbor water quality and powerful closeouts.
Ventura Harbor public beach access Approximate jetty takeoff pin
Source references
- Surf-Forecast — Ventura County break index ↗
- Surfline — Ventura Harbor zone ↗
- Surfline — Ventura surf and beach guide ↗
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Camera references nearby
Channel Islands Harbor ↗
Visit Oxnard · about 9.0 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.
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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.