Ventura · Ventura County · California
Pitas Point Surf Report & Forecast, Ventura, California
Pitas Point, Ventura, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.0 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 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.5 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 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:57 pm
Pitas Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pitas Point: 5 pm, Good, on a falling 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 Pitas Point: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (N) | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | -0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph onshore (S), gusts 9 | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
Pitas Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Pitas Point arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 352 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 39% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Pitas Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pitas Point: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 5–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Pitas Point 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 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 9 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–5 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 18 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (N), gusts 11 | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–8 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 6 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 9 mph offshore (NNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pitas Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pitas Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pitas Point 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.
Pitas Point 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.
Pitas Point water temperature
The water temperature at Pitas Point is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°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 Pitas Point
- Mondos0.8 mi ENE · 2–3 ft · Great
- Faria Beach1.5 mi NW · 3 ft · Great
- Solimar Beach2.0 mi ESE · 3 ft · Fair
- Mussel Shoals3.9 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
- Emma Wood State Beach4.0 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- La Conchita4.5 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Pitas Point
Pitas Point is a point break in Ventura County, California, facing south-southwest.
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