Refugio State Beach

SAT · OCT 24Showing Ventura & Santa Barbara

Ventura & Santa Barbara this week.

Best window: Saturday, Oct 24 AM, 1-2ft (knee-high), light winds.

Why ▸ dropping through Saturday, Oct 24.

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Best windows this week

The strongest upcoming surf calls across Ventura & Santa Barbara.

1

Jalama Beach

Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM-3:00 PMAmerica/Los_Angeles

Checking rip currents…

Crossing swells creating choppy conditions
Strong secondary swell from NW

Forecast confidence: medium.

Worth it

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Surf: 3.6 ft at 12s from SSW
Wind: 10 mph NW
Tide: Rising, 4.3 ft

Why: Good swell energy

2

Campus Point (UCSB)

Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00-6:00 PMAmerica/Los_Angeles

Checking rip currents…

Crossing swells creating choppy conditions

Forecast confidence: high.

Worth it

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Surf: 3.1 ft at 10s from WNW
Wind: 8 mph W
Tide: Rising, 1.1 ft

Why: Good swell energy

3

Refugio State Beach

Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00-6:00 PMAmerica/Los_Angeles

Checking rip currents…

Crossing swells creating choppy conditions
Small wave (2.2ft)

Forecast confidence: medium.

Worth it

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Surf: 2.2 ft at 13s from SW
Wind: 0 mph
Tide: Falling, -0.2 ft

Why: Good swell energy

4

El Capitan

Wed, Oct 28 · 2:00-5:45 PMAmerica/Los_Angeles

Checking rip currents…

Acceptable swell angle (WNW) but short period (8.0s)
Strong secondary swell from WNW

Forecast confidence: medium.

Maybe

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Surf: 2.6 ft at 8s from WNW
Wind: 5 mph SW
Tide: Falling, 3.8 ft

Why: Below ideal range (2.6ft < 3ft minimum)

5

Devereux / Sands (Coal Oil Point)

Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 AM-12:00 PMAmerica/Los_Angeles

Checking rip currents…

Strong secondary swell from WSW

Forecast confidence: medium.

Maybe

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Surf: 2 ft at 12s from WSW
Wind: 5 mph NNE
Tide: Rising, 4 ft

Why: Good swell energy

7-Day Region Outlook

Sat
10/24
80
1-2ftlight wind
Solid — pick your window.
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Sun
10/25
64
1-2ft
Solid — pick your window.
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Mon
10/26
64
1-2ft
Solid — pick your window.
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Tue
10/27
57
1-2ftlight wind
Small but fun.
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Wed
10/28
64
1-2ftlight wind
Solid — pick your window.
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Thu
10/29
76
1-2ftlight wind
Solid — pick your window.
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Fri
10/30
68
1-2ft
Solid — pick your window.
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Regional Surf Guides

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Ventura & Santa Barbara

Ventura & Santa Barbara Guide

Rincon lights up on a winter W. Jalama for the brave, C-Street for the rest.

Southern California

Dawn patrol points, summer south swells, and the grind of Lowers on a Tuesday.

San Diego

Reefs from Blacks to Big Rock. Fires on WNW groundswell; crowded when it's small.

Orange County

HB pier, Newport wedge, Trestles. Peaks year-round, offshore in the morning.

Northern California

Cold water, big power. Mavericks looms; Ocean Beach eats boards and beginners.

Puerto Rico

Rincon is the winter groundswell magnet. Aguadilla, Domes, Tres Palmas on a NW pulse.

Hawaii

North Shore November through February. Summer south swells wrap to Waikiki's walls.

Oregon

Heavy, cold, and uncrowded. Indian Beach for intermediates, Short Sands for the rest.

Santa Cruz

Steamer Lane when a NW fills in. Pleasure Point for glass, Davenport for size.

Florida

Hurricane season is Christmas. Sebastian and New Smyrna when the Atlantic wakes up.

Outer Banks

Nor'easters turn the cape into barrels. S-turns sandbars shift every storm.

New Jersey

Manasquan to Cape May. Beach-break barrels when a NE hits and the banks line up.

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