Oxnard · Ventura County · California
Silver Strand Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oxnard, CA
Silver Strand Beach, Oxnard, California: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 9 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:09 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 13 s · WSWplus 1.0 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- 4 mph (SE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 6.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:09 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:56 pm
Silver Strand Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Silver Strand Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising 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 Silver Strand Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 amnow | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 9 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 9 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S), gusts 9 | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S), gusts 9 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | -0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (S) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 4.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 3.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.0 ft |
Silver Strand Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 am, sets at Silver Strand Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 55 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
- 70% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Silver Strand Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Silver Strand Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–11 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–10 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Silver Strand Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–11 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 9 s · SW | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–10 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 16 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–10 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 14 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 12 | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 17 s · WSW | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–8 ft | Great | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 24 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6–9 ft | Good | — | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Silver Strand Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Silver Strand Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Silver Strand Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.6 ft at 2:27 am, high 6.5 ft at 8:50 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:09 pm and high 3.9 ft at 10:42 pm. At 9 am the tide is 6.5 ft and falling.
Silver Strand Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:27 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:09 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:42 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:59 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:23 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:30 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:26 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:34 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 12:51 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:36 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:25 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:23 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:57 amHigh 5.4 ft at 11:02 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.7 ft at 4:10 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:57 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:52 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:46 amLow 3.7 ft at 7:42 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:08 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:58 amLow 3.5 ft at 9:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:40 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | High 4.6 ft at 5:14 amLow 2.9 ft at 11:07 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Silver Strand Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Silver Strand Beach is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 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 Silver Strand Beach
- Port Hueneme1.1 mi ESE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Hollywood by the Sea1.4 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Oxnard Shores2.2 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ormond Beach3.0 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Great
- Mandalay Beach3.7 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- McGrath State Beach5.5 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Silver Strand Beach
Silver Strand Beach is a jetty in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, facing southwest. Also called Channel Islands Harbor.
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