Mussel Shoals · Ventura County · California
Mussel Shoals Surf Report & Forecast, Little Rincon, CA
Mussel Shoals, Little Rincon, California: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 0.3 ft · 16 s · S
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.1 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:58 pm
Mussel Shoals surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Mussel Shoals: 4 pm, Fair, on a rising low 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 Mussel Shoals: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (N) | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3 mph offshore (NE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 7.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 3.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 2.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.7 ft |
Mussel Shoals waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Mussel Shoals arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly collapsing and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 40 s
- Lulls
- about 233 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Collapsingwhich means the face drops all at once close to the beach
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 29% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Mussel Shoals surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Mussel Shoals: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Mussel Shoals 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 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 16 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | 3 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 9 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 7 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 18 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (N), gusts 11 | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–7 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Mussel Shoals are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Mussel Shoals tide chart and tide times
Tides at Mussel Shoals today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 2:11 am, high 7.4 ft at 8:31 am, low 0.6 ft at 3:46 pm and high 5.0 ft at 10:13 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.1 ft and falling.
Mussel Shoals tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:11 amHigh 7.4 ft at 8:31 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:46 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 10:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:45 amHigh 7.3 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:18 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 3:09 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:26 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:57 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.8 ft at 3:25 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:46 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.4 ft at 1:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:48 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:36 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 2:31 amLow 4.5 ft at 4:17 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:15 amLow 1.7 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:10 amLow 4.6 ft at 5:31 amHigh 5.7 ft at 12:05 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:45 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:02 amHigh 5.2 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.2 ft at 10:07 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Mussel Shoals water temperature
The water temperature at Mussel Shoals is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°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 Mussel Shoals
- La Conchita0.6 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Faria Beach2.4 mi SE · 3 ft · Great
- Rincon2.5 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Pitas Point3.9 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Mondos4.3 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Great
- Carpinteria Beach4.4 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
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About Mussel Shoals
Mussel Shoals is a point break in Mussel Shoals, Ventura County, California, facing south-southwest.
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