Point Mugu · Ventura County · California
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock Surf Report & Forecast, California
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the south-southeast. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:34 pm.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.9 ft · 16 s · SSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (SSE)onshore
- Tide
- 3.3 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:34 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:57 pm
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Point Mugu / Mugu Rock: 4 pm, Good, 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 Point Mugu / Mugu Rock: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (S) | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 12 | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 11 | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 12 | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.3 ft |
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Point Mugu / Mugu Rock arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 4.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 246 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
- 30% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Point Mugu / Mugu Rock: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 4–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Point Mugu / Mugu Rock 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 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–6 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–6 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 17 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–8 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 7 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock tide chart and tide times
Tides at Point Mugu / Mugu Rock today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.6 ft at 1:58 am, high 6.9 ft at 8:19 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:34 pm and high 4.5 ft at 10 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and falling.
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.6 ft at 1:58 amHigh 6.9 ft at 8:19 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:34 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:31 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:06 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:34 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:57 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:13 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:35 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.3 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:47 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:29 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:42 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:32 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:21 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:51 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:20 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:36 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:50 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:38 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:39 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:02 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:55 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:54 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:37 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock water temperature
The water temperature at Point Mugu / Mugu Rock is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 4 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 Point Mugu / Mugu Rock
- Supertubes0.5 mi E · 2–3 ft · Fair
- La Jolla Beach1.4 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Sycamore Cove2.8 mi ESE · 3 ft · Great
- Deer Creek5.6 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- County Line5.9 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Staircase Beach6.8 mi ESE · 4–5 ft · Great
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About Point Mugu / Mugu Rock
Point Mugu / Mugu Rock is a point break in Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, facing south-southwest.
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