3.6ft Hs
W from · 273° · 9.9 s
CALIFORNIA / VenturaSPOT / 528
Ventura Harbor / Surfers Knoll.
Jetty beachbreak
A-frame / left & right34.250° N / 119.275° 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 face3.4 ftForecast for Wed Nov 11, 9:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind4.0 mphENE from
NOAA tide reference2.2 ftMLLW · Santa Barbara
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Swell by swell.
Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
Wed Nov 11, 9:00pm Pacific
MFWAM · 2 components
0.0ft Hs
No energy reported for this component
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 Wed Nov 11, 9:30pm. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Nov 11, 9:30pm · ECMWF Nov 11, 9:15pm · MFWAM Nov 11, 9:30pm. 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, 42 km reference; retrieved Wed Nov 11, 7:30pm. Station predictions can differ locally.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Nov 11 | 3.5 ft | 4.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Thu Nov 12 | 3.3 ft | 5.4 mph | 14/14 |
| Fri Nov 13 | 4.6 ft | 6.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Nov 14 | 7.4 ft | 4.8 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Nov 15 | 4.6 ft | 6.6 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Nov 16 | 6.2 ft | 3.2 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Nov 17 | 4.6 ft | 6.0 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9:00pm | 3.4 ft | 3.0–3.8 ft | 5.2 ft | W · 12.2 s | 4.0 mph ENE | 2.2 ft | 2 |
| Wed 10:00pm | 3.3 ft | 3.0–3.7 ft | 5.0 ft | W · 12.1 s | 2.8 mph E | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| Wed 11:00pm | 3.3 ft | 2.9–3.6 ft | 4.9 ft | W · 12.0 s | 4.1 mph NE | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Thu 12:00am | 3.1 ft | 2.8–3.5 ft | 4.7 ft | W · 12.0 s | 1.5 mph NNE | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Thu 1:00am | 3.1 ft | 2.7–3.4 ft | 4.6 ft | W · 12.0 s | 4.3 mph ENE | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Thu 2:00am | 3.1 ft | 2.7–3.4 ft | 4.6 ft | W · 11.9 s | 6.0 mph NE | 3.2 ft | 2 |
| Thu 3:00am | 3.0 ft | 2.7–3.3 ft | 4.5 ft | W · 11.9 s | 5.4 mph NE | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| Thu 4:00am | 3.0 ft | 2.7–3.2 ft | 4.4 ft | W · 11.8 s | 4.6 mph ENE | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| Thu 5:00am | 2.9 ft | 2.7–3.2 ft | 4.4 ft | W · 11.7 s | 4.8 mph ENE | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Thu 6:00am | 2.9 ft | 2.7–3.2 ft | 4.4 ft | W · 11.7 s | 6.3 mph ENE | 3.7 ft | 2 |
| Thu 7:00am | 2.9 ft | 2.7–3.2 ft | 4.4 ft | W · 11.6 s | 5.6 mph NE | 4.3 ft | 2 |
| Thu 8:00am | 3.0 ft | 2.8–3.2 ft | 4.5 ft | W · 11.7 s | 3.8 mph ENE | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| Thu 9:00am | 3.1 ft | 2.8–3.3 ft | 4.6 ft | W · 11.7 s | 3.5 mph SE | 5.4 ft | 2 |
| Thu 10:00am | 3.1 ft | 2.9–3.3 ft | 4.7 ft | W · 11.8 s | 5.4 mph SSE | 5.6 ft | 2 |
| Thu 11:00am | 3.2 ft | 3.0–3.4 ft | 4.8 ft | W · 11.9 s | 7.8 mph S | 5.4 ft | 2 |
| Thu 12:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.4 ft | 4.9 ft | W · 12.0 s | 9.1 mph SSW | 4.8 ft | 2 |
| Thu 1:00pm | 3.3 ft | 3.1–3.5 ft | 5.0 ft | W · 12.1 s | 7.6 mph SSW | 3.9 ft | 2 |
| Thu 2:00pm | 3.4 ft | 3.2–3.6 ft | 5.1 ft | W · 12.2 s | 6.7 mph SSW | 2.8 ft | 2 |
| Thu 3:00pm | 3.5 ft | 3.3–3.6 ft | 5.2 ft | W · 12.4 s | 4.3 mph SSW | 1.7 ft | 2 |
| Thu 4:00pm | 3.6 ft | 3.4–3.7 ft | 5.4 ft | W · 12.5 s | 2.6 mph SSW | 0.8 ft | 2 |
| Thu 5:00pm | 3.7 ft | 3.5–3.8 ft | 5.5 ft | W · 12.7 s | 3.6 mph SSE | 0.2 ft | 2 |
| Thu 6:00pm | 3.7 ft | 3.6–3.8 ft | 5.6 ft | W · 12.9 s | 4.6 mph SE | 0.0 ft | 2 |
| Thu 7:00pm | 3.8 ft | 3.7–3.9 ft | 5.7 ft | W · 13.0 s | 5.1 mph E | 0.3 ft | 2 |
| Thu 8:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.7–4.0 ft | 5.8 ft | W · 13.2 s | 5.2 mph ENE | 0.8 ft | 2 |
| Thu 9:00pm | 4.0 ft | 3.8–4.2 ft | 6.0 ft | W · 13.4 s | 5.7 mph ENE | 1.6 ft | 2 |
| Thu 10:00pm | 4.1 ft | 3.9–4.2 ft | 6.1 ft | W · 13.5 s | 6.1 mph ENE | 2.3 ft | 2 |
| Thu 11:00pm | 4.2 ft | 4.0–4.4 ft | 6.3 ft | W · 13.5 s | 6.5 mph ENE | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| Fri 12:00am | 4.3 ft | 4.1–4.5 ft | 6.4 ft | W · 13.5 s | 8.1 mph ENE | 3.2 ft | 2 |
| Fri 1:00am | 4.4 ft | 4.2–4.6 ft | 6.6 ft | W · 13.4 s | 8.1 mph ENE | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Fri 2:00am | 4.5 ft | 4.2–4.7 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 13.3 s | 5.9 mph E | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Fri 3:00am | 4.6 ft | 4.3–4.8 ft | 6.9 ft | W · 13.2 s | 8.3 mph E | 3.2 ft | 2 |
| Fri 4:00am | 4.6 ft | 4.3–4.9 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 13.1 s | 8.9 mph ENE | 3.2 ft | 2 |
| Fri 5:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.3–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 13.0 s | 7.1 mph NNE | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Fri 6:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.4–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.8 s | 4.5 mph NE | 3.5 ft | 2 |
| Fri 7:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.3–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.7 s | 8.4 mph NE | 4.0 ft | 2 |
| Fri 8:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.3–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.6 s | 7.1 mph ENE | 4.5 ft | 2 |
| Fri 9:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.4–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.6 s | 5.2 mph E | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| Fri 10:00am | 4.7 ft | 4.3–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.5 s | 7.1 mph ESE | 5.2 ft | 2 |
| Fri 11:00am | 4.6 ft | 4.3–5.0 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 12.5 s | 4.8 mph SSE | 5.2 ft | 2 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 4.6 ft | 4.2–4.9 ft | 6.9 ft | W · 12.4 s | 6.3 mph S | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 4.6 ft | 4.2–4.9 ft | 6.9 ft | W · 12.4 s | 4.4 mph SW | 4.3 ft | 2 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 4.6 ft | 4.2–5.0 ft | 6.9 ft | W · 12.2 s | 4.7 mph NW | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 4.5 ft | 4.1–4.9 ft | 6.8 ft | W · 12.1 s | 5.3 mph SW | 2.5 ft | 2 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 4.5 ft | 4.1–4.9 ft | 6.8 ft | W · 11.9 s | 7.2 mph WSW | 1.5 ft | 2 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 4.5 ft | 4.0–4.9 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 11.8 s | 7.5 mph SW | 0.8 ft | 2 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 4.4 ft | 4.0–4.9 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 11.7 s | 6.7 mph WSW | 0.3 ft | 2 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 4.4 ft | 3.9–4.9 ft | 6.6 ft | W · 11.6 s | 6.5 mph W | 0.3 ft | 2 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 4.5 ft | 4.0–5.0 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 11.3 s | 6.7 mph WNW | 0.5 ft | 2 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 4.4 ft | 3.9–5.0 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 11.0 s | 6.0 mph WNW | 1.1 ft | 2 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 4.5 ft | 3.9–5.1 ft | 6.7 ft | W · 10.9 s | 5.5 mph WNW | 1.7 ft | 2 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 4.7 ft | 4.1–5.2 ft | 7.0 ft | W · 10.9 s | 4.3 mph W | 2.3 ft | 2 |
| Sat 12:00am | 4.9 ft | 4.3–5.5 ft | 7.3 ft | W · 11.1 s | 6.0 mph W | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| Sat 1:00am | 5.1 ft | 4.5–5.7 ft | 7.6 ft | W · 11.3 s | 6.7 mph W | 3.2 ft | 2 |
| Sat 2:00am | 5.3 ft | 4.7–5.9 ft | 8.0 ft | W · 11.5 s | 5.9 mph WNW | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Sat 3:00am | 5.7 ft | 5.1–6.3 ft | 8.6 ft | W · 11.7 s | 3.5 mph WNW | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| Sat 4:00am | 6.0 ft | 5.4–6.6 ft | 9.0 ft | W · 12.0 s | 2.3 mph W | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Sat 5:00am | 6.4 ft | 5.9–6.9 ft | 9.5 ft | W · 12.5 s | 2.3 mph SSW | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| Sat 6:00am | 6.7 ft | 6.2–7.2 ft | 10.0 ft | W · 13.0 s | 2.6 mph SSE | 3.5 ft | 2 |
| Sat 7:00am | 7.0 ft | 6.6–7.5 ft | 10.5 ft | W · 13.5 s | 3.7 mph ESE | 3.7 ft | 2 |
| Sat 8:00am | 7.2 ft | 6.8–7.7 ft | 10.9 ft | W · 14.0 s | 4.5 mph E | 4.0 ft | 2 |
| Sat 9:00am | 7.4 ft | 6.9–7.9 ft | 11.1 ft | W · 14.3 s | 4.9 mph E | 4.4 ft | 2 |
| Sat 10:00am | 7.6 ft | 7.0–8.1 ft | 11.4 ft | W · 14.6 s | 4.7 mph ESE | 4.7 ft | 2 |
| Sat 11:00am | 7.6 ft | 7.1–8.2 ft | 11.5 ft | W · 14.8 s | 5.3 mph SSE | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 7.7 ft | 7.0–8.3 ft | 11.5 ft | W · 14.9 s | 7.6 mph S | 4.8 ft | 2 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 7.7 ft | 7.0–8.4 ft | 11.6 ft | W · 14.9 s | 6.7 mph SSW | 4.5 ft | 2 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 7.7 ft | 6.9–8.4 ft | 11.5 ft | W · 14.9 s | 5.3 mph SSW | 3.9 ft | 2 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 7.7 ft | 6.9–8.4 ft | 11.5 ft | W · 14.8 s | 4.9 mph SSW | 3.1 ft | 2 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 7.6 ft | 6.8–8.4 ft | 11.5 ft | W · 14.7 s | 5.7 mph SSW | 2.3 ft | 2 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 7.5 ft | 6.7–8.3 ft | 11.3 ft | W · 14.5 s | 5.4 mph SW | 1.5 ft | 2 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 7.4 ft | 6.6–8.3 ft | 11.2 ft | W · 14.3 s | 3.2 mph SW | 0.9 ft | 2 |
| Sat 7:00pm | 7.3 ft | 6.5–8.1 ft | 11.0 ft | W · 14.1 s | 3.1 mph SSE | 0.5 ft | 2 |
| Sat 8:00pm | 7.2 ft | 6.4–8.0 ft | 10.8 ft | W · 13.9 s | 3.0 mph SE | 0.5 ft | 2 |
| Sat 9:00pm | 7.0 ft | 6.3–7.7 ft | 10.5 ft | W · 13.7 s | 2.9 mph E | 0.7 ft | 2 |
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 high-performance Ventura Harbor sandbar field, capable of hollow wedges on solid west swell and local windswell.
Also known as Ventura Harbor · Surfers Knoll · Surfer's Knoll.
- Break type
- Jetty beachbreak
- Wave direction
- A-frame / left & right
- Reported difficulty
- Advanced with size
- Bottom
- Sand / shifting bars
- Reported swell preference
- W–NW plus local windswell
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid; sandbar dependent
The lineup moves with dredging and sand. This broad pin represents the harbor zone; New Jetty is separated as its own takeoff.
Before paddling out: Powerful rips, jetty rocks, harbor traffic, closeouts, crowd intensity and water-quality concerns.
Surfers Knoll / Ventura Harbor public parking Broad harbor beachbreak zone
Source references
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
THE FIELD GUIDE / Ventura Harbor / Surfers Knoll
Read this stretch of coast.
Follow the swell window
The catalogue’s reported preference for Ventura Harbor / Surfers Knoll is “W–NW plus local windswell”. 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; sandbar dependent. 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 / shifting bars. Reported difficulty: Advanced with size. 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
Ventura Harbor entrance ↗
Ventura Harbor Patrol / IPCamLive · about 0.7 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Entrance/channel and coastal weather, not a guaranteed view of the surf takeoff.
Channel Islands Harbor ↗
Visit Oxnard · about 9.5 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
3.74–4.20 ftSignificant 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.