CALIFORNIA / VenturaSPOT / 495

Ventura Rivermouth.

Rivermouth / beach

Left & right34.277° N / 119.307° 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 face2.6 ftForecast for Thu Nov 12, 12:00am Pacific

Coastal wind—— from

NOAA tide reference3.4 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 Nov 12, 12:00am Pacific

MFWAM · 2 components

Primary swell

3.4ft Hs

W from · 272° · 9.8 s

3.4 feet

Wind sea

0.0ft Hs

No energy reported for this component

0.0 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.

Source retrievals: GFS Nov 12, 12:45am · ECMWF Nov 12, 12:45am · MFWAM Nov 12, 12:45am. 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, 38 km reference; retrieved Thu Nov 12, 12:30am. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific day	Estimated surf face	Mean wind	Hours available
Thu Nov 12	2.7 ft	—	14/14
Fri Nov 13	3.9 ft	—	14/14
Sat Nov 14	5.9 ft	—	14/14
Sun Nov 15	3.8 ft	—	14/14
Mon Nov 16	4.7 ft	—	14/14
Tue Nov 17	3.6 ft	—	14/14
Wed Nov 18	2.2 ft	—	14/14

Hourly details · next 72 hours

Pacific time	Estimated surf face	Model range	Set proxy	Swell from	Wind	Tide MLLW	Models
Thu 12:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–2.9 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.0 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Thu 1:00am	2.5 ft	2.3–2.8 ft	3.8 ft	W · 11.9 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Thu 2:00am	2.5 ft	2.3–2.8 ft	3.8 ft	W · 11.9 s	— —	3.2 ft	2
Thu 3:00am	2.5 ft	2.2–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.9 s	— —	3.0 ft	2
Thu 4:00am	2.4 ft	2.2–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.8 s	— —	3.0 ft	2
Thu 5:00am	2.4 ft	2.2–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.8 s	— —	3.3 ft	2
Thu 6:00am	2.4 ft	2.2–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.7 s	— —	3.7 ft	2
Thu 7:00am	2.4 ft	2.2–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.7 s	— —	4.3 ft	2
Thu 8:00am	2.5 ft	2.3–2.7 ft	3.7 ft	W · 11.7 s	— —	4.9 ft	2
Thu 9:00am	2.5 ft	2.3–2.7 ft	3.8 ft	W · 11.8 s	— —	5.4 ft	2
Thu 10:00am	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 11.8 s	— —	5.6 ft	2
Thu 11:00am	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 11.9 s	— —	5.4 ft	2
Thu 12:00pm	2.6 ft	2.5–2.8 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.1 s	— —	4.8 ft	2
Thu 1:00pm	2.7 ft	2.5–2.9 ft	4.1 ft	W · 12.2 s	— —	3.9 ft	2
Thu 2:00pm	2.8 ft	2.6–2.9 ft	4.2 ft	W · 12.4 s	— —	2.8 ft	2
Thu 3:00pm	2.8 ft	2.7–3.0 ft	4.3 ft	W · 12.5 s	— —	1.7 ft	2
Thu 4:00pm	2.9 ft	2.8–3.1 ft	4.4 ft	W · 12.7 s	— —	0.8 ft	2
Thu 5:00pm	3.0 ft	2.8–3.1 ft	4.5 ft	W · 12.9 s	— —	0.2 ft	2
Thu 6:00pm	3.0 ft	2.9–3.2 ft	4.6 ft	W · 13.1 s	— —	0.0 ft	2
Thu 7:00pm	3.1 ft	3.0–3.3 ft	4.7 ft	W · 13.3 s	— —	0.3 ft	2
Thu 8:00pm	3.2 ft	3.0–3.3 ft	4.8 ft	W · 13.4 s	— —	0.8 ft	2
Thu 9:00pm	3.3 ft	3.1–3.5 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.6 s	— —	1.6 ft	2
Thu 10:00pm	3.3 ft	3.1–3.5 ft	5.0 ft	W · 13.6 s	— —	2.3 ft	2
Thu 11:00pm	3.4 ft	3.2–3.6 ft	5.1 ft	W · 13.6 s	— —	2.9 ft	2
Fri 12:00am	3.5 ft	3.3–3.8 ft	5.3 ft	W · 13.5 s	— —	3.2 ft	2
Fri 1:00am	3.6 ft	3.4–3.8 ft	5.4 ft	W · 13.4 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Fri 2:00am	3.7 ft	3.4–3.9 ft	5.5 ft	W · 13.2 s	— —	3.3 ft	2
Fri 3:00am	3.8 ft	3.5–4.0 ft	5.7 ft	W · 13.1 s	— —	3.2 ft	2
Fri 4:00am	3.8 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.7 ft	W · 12.9 s	— —	3.2 ft	2
Fri 5:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.8 s	— —	3.3 ft	2
Fri 6:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.6 s	— —	3.5 ft	2
Fri 7:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.5 s	— —	4.0 ft	2
Fri 8:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.4 s	— —	4.5 ft	2
Fri 9:00am	3.9 ft	3.7–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.3 s	— —	4.9 ft	2
Fri 10:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.2 s	— —	5.2 ft	2
Fri 11:00am	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.2 s	— —	5.2 ft	2
Fri 12:00pm	3.9 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 12.1 s	— —	4.9 ft	2
Fri 1:00pm	3.8 ft	3.6–4.1 ft	5.8 ft	W · 11.9 s	— —	4.3 ft	2
Fri 2:00pm	3.9 ft	3.6–4.2 ft	5.8 ft	W · 11.6 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Fri 3:00pm	3.9 ft	3.5–4.3 ft	5.8 ft	W · 11.2 s	— —	2.5 ft	2
Fri 4:00pm	3.9 ft	3.5–4.3 ft	5.8 ft	W · 10.8 s	— —	1.5 ft	2
Fri 5:00pm	3.9 ft	3.5–4.4 ft	5.9 ft	W · 10.2 s	— —	0.8 ft	2
Fri 6:00pm	4.0 ft	3.5–4.5 ft	6.0 ft	W · 9.7 s	— —	0.3 ft	2
Fri 7:00pm	4.0 ft	3.4–4.6 ft	6.0 ft	W · 9.3 s	— —	0.3 ft	2
Fri 8:00pm	4.3 ft	3.8–4.7 ft	6.4 ft	W · 9.3 s	— —	0.5 ft	2
Fri 9:00pm	4.3 ft	3.8–4.9 ft	6.5 ft	W · 9.4 s	— —	1.1 ft	2
Fri 10:00pm	4.4 ft	3.8–5.0 ft	6.6 ft	W · 9.6 s	— —	1.7 ft	2
Fri 11:00pm	4.5 ft	4.0–5.0 ft	6.7 ft	W · 9.8 s	— —	2.3 ft	2
Sat 12:00am	4.6 ft	4.1–5.0 ft	6.9 ft	W · 10.1 s	— —	2.9 ft	2
Sat 1:00am	4.5 ft	4.1–5.0 ft	6.8 ft	W · 10.5 s	— —	3.2 ft	2
Sat 2:00am	4.7 ft	4.2–5.1 ft	7.0 ft	W · 10.9 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Sat 3:00am	4.8 ft	4.5–5.2 ft	7.3 ft	W · 11.3 s	— —	3.4 ft	2
Sat 4:00am	5.0 ft	4.7–5.3 ft	7.5 ft	W · 11.8 s	— —	3.3 ft	2
Sat 5:00am	5.2 ft	5.0–5.5 ft	7.8 ft	W · 12.3 s	— —	3.3 ft	2
Sat 6:00am	5.4 ft	5.2–5.6 ft	8.2 ft	W · 12.9 s	— —	3.5 ft	2
Sat 7:00am	5.7 ft	5.5–5.8 ft	8.5 ft	W · 13.4 s	— —	3.7 ft	2
Sat 8:00am	5.8 ft	5.6–6.0 ft	8.7 ft	W · 13.8 s	— —	4.0 ft	2
Sat 9:00am	5.9 ft	5.7–6.1 ft	8.9 ft	W · 14.1 s	— —	4.4 ft	2
Sat 10:00am	6.0 ft	5.8–6.3 ft	9.0 ft	W · 14.4 s	— —	4.7 ft	2
Sat 11:00am	6.1 ft	5.8–6.4 ft	9.2 ft	W · 14.6 s	— —	4.9 ft	2
Sat 12:00pm	6.1 ft	5.7–6.5 ft	9.2 ft	W · 14.7 s	— —	4.8 ft	2
Sat 1:00pm	6.2 ft	5.7–6.6 ft	9.2 ft	W · 14.7 s	— —	4.5 ft	2
Sat 2:00pm	6.1 ft	5.7–6.6 ft	9.2 ft	W · 14.7 s	— —	3.9 ft	2
Sat 3:00pm	6.1 ft	5.6–6.6 ft	9.1 ft	W · 14.6 s	— —	3.1 ft	2
Sat 4:00pm	6.0 ft	5.5–6.6 ft	9.1 ft	W · 14.5 s	— —	2.3 ft	2
Sat 5:00pm	6.0 ft	5.4–6.5 ft	9.0 ft	W · 14.4 s	— —	1.5 ft	2
Sat 6:00pm	5.9 ft	5.3–6.5 ft	8.9 ft	W · 14.2 s	— —	0.9 ft	2
Sat 7:00pm	5.8 ft	5.3–6.4 ft	8.8 ft	W · 14.1 s	— —	0.5 ft	2
Sat 8:00pm	5.7 ft	5.2–6.3 ft	8.6 ft	W · 13.9 s	— —	0.5 ft	2
Sat 9:00pm	5.6 ft	5.2–6.1 ft	8.4 ft	W · 13.8 s	— —	0.7 ft	2
Sat 10:00pm	5.5 ft	5.1–5.9 ft	8.2 ft	W · 13.6 s	— —	1.2 ft	2
Sat 11:00pm	5.4 ft	5.0–5.7 ft	8.0 ft	W · 13.5 s	— —	1.8 ft	2
Sun 12:00am	5.2 ft	4.9–5.6 ft	7.8 ft	W · 13.4 s	— —	2.4 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

A mobile river-mouth sandbar between Emma Wood and Ventura Point that can create punchy peaks after sediment-moving events.

Also known as Ventura River Mouth.

Break type: Rivermouth / beach
Wave direction: Left & right
Reported difficulty: Advanced after storms
Bottom: Sand, cobble & river sediment
Reported swell preference: SW–NW
Reported tide preference: Low–mid; bar dependent

Its geometry can improve or disappear quickly. It is mapped separately because on the right bar it behaves unlike either Emma Wood or the point.

Before paddling out: Contaminated runoff after rain, logs/debris, rips, shorebreak, current and unstable bars.

Emma Wood / Surfers Point public shoreline Approximate river-mouth zone

Source references

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

THE FIELD GUIDE / Ventura Rivermouth

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for Ventura Rivermouth is “SW–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; bar 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, cobble & river sediment. Reported difficulty: Advanced after storms. 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 4.8 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Entrance/channel and coastal weather, not a guaranteed view of the surf takeoff.

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

3.48–3.94 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.