Ventura · Ventura County · California
Emma Wood State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Ventura, CA
Emma Wood State Beach, Ventura, California: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.4 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 3:41 pm.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.4 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 16 s · SSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.3 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 3:41 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:57 pm
Emma Wood State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Emma Wood State Beach: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Emma Wood State Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 10 | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (N), gusts 9 | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 9 | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | -0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 0.0 ft |
Emma Wood State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Emma Wood State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 208 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 28% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Emma Wood State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Emma Wood State Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Emma Wood State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N), gusts 9 | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–5 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 18 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (N), gusts 10 | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 6 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Emma Wood State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Emma Wood State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Emma Wood State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 2:07 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:26 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:41 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:09 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and falling.
Emma Wood State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 2:07 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:26 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:41 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:40 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:56 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:05 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:22 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:55 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 12:59 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:42 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 2:23 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:08 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:10 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:30 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.9 ft at 4:07 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:03 amHigh 5.0 ft at 12:01 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:41 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:56 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:12 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:03 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Emma Wood State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Emma Wood State Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Emma Wood State Beach
- Ventura Overhead1.3 mi SE · 4 ft · Poor
- C Street/Ventura Point1.9 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Solimar Beach2.1 mi NW · 3 ft · Fair
- Mondos3.6 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Great
- Pitas Point4.0 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
- Santa Clara River Mouth5.2 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Good
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About Emma Wood State Beach
Emma Wood State Beach is a beach break in Ventura County, California, facing south-southwest.
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