Oxnard · Ventura County · California
Oxnard Shores Surf Report & Forecast, California
Oxnard Shores, California: 5–6 ft, head high, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 3.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm.
5–6 ft
head high · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 3.3 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 1.0 ft · 16 s · SSW
- Wind
- 8 mph (WNW), gusts 13cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:24 amset 4:57 pm
Oxnard Shores surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Oxnard Shores: 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 Oxnard Shores: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 12 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 10 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | -0.0 ft |
Oxnard Shores waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at Oxnard Shores arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 148 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 96% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Oxnard Shores surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Oxnard Shores: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Oxnard Shores 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 | 5–6 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6 mph onshore (W) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–5 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 14 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 15 | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Great | 4.9 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–8 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Oxnard Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Oxnard Shores tide chart and tide times
Tides at Oxnard Shores today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.4 ft at 2:02 am, high 6.4 ft at 8:19 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:33 pm and high 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
Oxnard Shores tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:02 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:19 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:33 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 -0.2 ft at 4:09 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:42 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:59 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:41 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:14 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:34 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.6 ft at 12:52 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:35 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:25 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:26 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 4 amHigh 5.4 ft at 11:03 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.7 ft at 4:16 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:48 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:53 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:46 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:06 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.2 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.
Oxnard Shores water temperature
The water temperature at Oxnard Shores is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°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 Oxnard Shores
- Hollywood by the Sea0.7 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Mandalay Beach1.5 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Silver Strand Beach2.2 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Good
- Port Hueneme3.2 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Great
- McGrath State Beach3.3 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Good
- Santa Clara River Mouth3.9 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Fair
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About Oxnard Shores
Oxnard Shores is a beach break in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, facing southwest.
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