Surfers Point at Seaside Park
Ventura · Ventura County · California
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = today's forecast
Break Zone: The range of water where the waves break and sediment is stirred up.
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.
Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.
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About Surfers Point at Seaside Park
Why it reads 2–6 ft
Today's forecast runs
Dawn is the clearest window — onshore wind picks up by late morning and surface chop stirs the bottom through the afternoon.
Medium confidence
7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
Ventura, CA 93001
City of Ventura paid parking lot off West Harbor Boulevard at Seaside Park / Ventura County Fairgrounds. Day-use fee per the city schedule. The Omer Rains Bike Path runs along the relocated shoreline. Restrooms on site. Lots fill on contest days, festival weekends, and during sustained surf.
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About Surfers Point at Seaside Park
Surfers Point at Seaside Park is the city-managed beachfront at the west end of Seaside Park, on the Ventura County Fairgrounds property just west of the Ventura River mouth and immediately east of Ventura Harbor. The shoreline is a blend of coarse sand and cobble with shifting sand levels, and the point itself produces a well-known surf break. In the early 2010s, the city completed Phase 1 of the Surfers Point Managed Retreat project, moving the bike path and parking lot landward and constructing a buried cobble berm to stabilize the shore. Phase 2 carries the same approach east. Afternoon winds funnel across the open coast at the point, and on those days kiteboarders and windsurfers work the water alongside surfers. Restrooms, showers, and the Omer Rains Bike Path run along the shore.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
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