Ventura · Ventura County · California
McGrath State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Ventura, CA
McGrath State Beach, Ventura, California: 6–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 5 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 4.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm.
6–7 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 8 ft
- Swell
- 4.0 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.9 ft · 16 s · SSW
- Wind
- 8 mph (WNW), gusts 14cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.4 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:24 amset 4:57 pm
McGrath State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at McGrath State Beach: 9 am, Great, 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 McGrath State Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 10 | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W), gusts 9 | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pmnow | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 9 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 9 | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 18 | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | -0.0 ft |
McGrath State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 pm, sets at McGrath State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 140 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 98% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
McGrath State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at McGrath State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–11 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for McGrath 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 | 6–7 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 16 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–11 ft | Great | 3.9 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 14 | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Great | 5.0 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–9 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 10 | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–9 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 13 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
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McGrath State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at McGrath State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.4 ft at 2:02 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:22 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:37 pm and high 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm. At 5 pm the tide is 0.4 ft and rising.
McGrath State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:02 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:22 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:37 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:35 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:51 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:09 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:01 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:42 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:34 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.6 ft at 12:51 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:36 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:25 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:21 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:55 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:04 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:44 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:46 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:06 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:58 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
McGrath State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at McGrath State Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 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 McGrath State Beach
- Santa Clara River Mouth0.6 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Mandalay Beach1.8 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Oxnard Shores3.3 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Fair
- C Street/Ventura Point4.0 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Hollywood by the Sea4.0 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Ventura Overhead4.5 mi NW · 4 ft · Poor
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About McGrath State Beach
McGrath State Beach is a beach break in Ventura County, California, facing southwest.
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