Ventura · Ventura County · California
Santa Clara River Mouth Surf Report & Forecast, Ventura, CA
Santa Clara River Mouth, Ventura, California: 6–7 ft, head high to overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.6 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.3 ft at 10:08 pm.
6–7 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 8 ft
- Swell
- 3.6 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.3 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NE)offshore
- Tide
- 3.3 ft risinghigh 4.3 ft at 10:08 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:24 amset 4:57 pm
Santa Clara River Mouth surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Santa Clara River Mouth: 8 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 Santa Clara River Mouth: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 10 | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 9 | 3.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | -0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 9 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 0.0 ft |
Santa Clara River Mouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Santa Clara River Mouth 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 42 s
- Lulls
- about 137 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 38% 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.
Santa Clara River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Santa Clara River Mouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–9 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 Santa Clara River Mouth 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 | Good | 3.9 ft · 16 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.2 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E), gusts 10 | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Great | 4.8 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–9 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 10 | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–9 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Santa Clara River Mouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Santa Clara River Mouth tide chart and tide times
Tides at Santa Clara River Mouth today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.5 ft at 8:23 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:39 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:08 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and rising.
Santa Clara River Mouth tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.5 ft at 8:23 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:39 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:40 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:06 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:22 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:48 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:22 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:55 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:39 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 1:01 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:41 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:13 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:10 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:28 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.9 ft at 4:08 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:16 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:40 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:57 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:11 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.
Santa Clara River Mouth water temperature
The water temperature at Santa Clara River Mouth is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 Santa Clara River Mouth
- McGrath State Beach0.6 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Mandalay Beach2.4 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- C Street/Ventura Point3.5 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Oxnard Shores3.9 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Ventura Overhead4.0 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Hollywood by the Sea4.6 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
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About Santa Clara River Mouth
Santa Clara River Mouth is a rivermouth in Ventura County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Santa Clara Rivermouth.
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