La Conchita · Ventura County · California
La Conchita Surf Report & Forecast, California
La Conchita, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.0 ft at 10:12 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 2.1 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 0.3 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- 5 mph (NE)offshore
- Tide
- 3.9 ft risinghigh 5.0 ft at 10:12 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 62°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:58 pm
La Conchita surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at La Conchita: 9 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 La Conchita: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 7.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 10 | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 7.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 4.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 2.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 9 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 9 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 0.7 ft |
La Conchita waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at La Conchita arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 177 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
La Conchita surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at La Conchita: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for La Conchita 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 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 16 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (E) | 5 mph onshore (S), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Good | 3.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 6 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–9 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | 17 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for La Conchita are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
La Conchita tide chart and tide times
Tides at La Conchita today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.2 ft at 8:27 am, low 0.6 ft at 3:44 pm and high 5.0 ft at 10:12 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 3.9 ft and rising.
La Conchita tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 7.2 ft at 8:27 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:44 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 10:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:45 amHigh 7.3 ft at 9 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:19 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:27 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.8 ft at 3:28 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:59 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 1:06 amLow 4.3 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:36 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.5 ft at 2:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 4:18 amHigh 6.2 ft at 11:15 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:11 amLow 4.5 ft at 5:31 amHigh 5.7 ft at 12:05 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:41 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:06 amHigh 5.2 ft at 1:15 pmLow 1.7 ft at 9:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.0 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.1 ft at 10:07 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
La Conchita water temperature
The water temperature at La Conchita is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 La Conchita
- Mussel Shoals0.6 mi ESE · 2 ft · Fair
- Rincon1.9 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Faria Beach3.0 mi SE · 3 ft · Great
- Carpinteria Beach3.8 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
- Pitas Point4.5 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Tar Pits4.8 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
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About La Conchita
La Conchita is a reef break in La Conchita, Ventura County, California, facing southwest.
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