Ventura Point

Ventura Point is an SW-facing point break in Ventura & Santa Barbara, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE and S and W to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 74% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Anacapa Passage lets in swell from 209.5° (SSW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 36 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Point

Faces

SW (225°)

Best swell

W to WNW (259°–282°) or S (171°–182°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE (154.5° to 161.5°); S (171° to 182°); W to WNW (259.5° to 282°)

Rare slot

Anacapa Passage, 209.5° SSW

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

NOAA station 9411189

Wave buoy

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA · 50 km away

Cams

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