Ventura, United States

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Ventura California Aerial Photo Don Ramey Logan — Ventura, the nearest town. Photo: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ventura

Ventura is a town in California, United States. From Ventura you can reach 17 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Ventura Point, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SBA, 53 km away.

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Staying in Ventura

32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SBA, 53 km, Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR), 86 km, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 90 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ventura.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ventura each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ventura too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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La conchita17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Carpinteria, 7 km

2 ft95 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La conchita, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	179kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	24°C

Pitas Point9.9 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pitas Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 shollow	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft8 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 shollow	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Hobson's12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Carpinteria, 12 km

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hobson's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft8 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Faria9.7 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faria, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 shollow	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft8 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 shollow	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Chocoos7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chocoos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft8 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Sea Cliff13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Carpinteria, 11 km

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sea Cliff, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft8 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Santa Clara Rivermouth6 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Santa Clara Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	23°C

Little Rincon15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Carpinteria, 9 km

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Little Rincon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C

Silverstrand15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Hueneme, 2 km

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft133 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Silverstrand, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	141kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	80kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	67kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C

Ventura Point0 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ventura Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	23°C

Solimar Reef6.4 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Solimar Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	21°C

Mondos8.9 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mondos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	23°C

Hollywood Beach13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Hueneme, 4 km

2 ft124 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft133 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hollywood Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	124kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	141kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	133kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	80kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	67kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Emma Wood3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Emma Wood, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	21°C

Ventura Overhead3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ventura Overhead, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	102kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	21°C

Oxnard Shores10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oxnard, 3 km

2 ft76 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft106 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oxnard Shores, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	88kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	92kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	106kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Power plant9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oxnard, 4 km

2 ft76 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft106 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Power plant, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	88kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	92kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	106kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ventura, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Ventura

Ventura 0.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Ventura

Ventura 0.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ventura

The Habit Burger GrillBurger · in the centre
Banzai MarinaJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Bombay Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Brooks RestaurantAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
Hong Kong INNAsian fusion · 0.1 km from the centre
PizzaMan Dan'sPizza · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits