Ventura and Santa Barbara · Today

Mondos

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 4:40 PM PDT

When to go

4:46 PM–6:00 PM

Wind unknown · Low confidence

2.5–2.8 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: Wind speed unavailable

Forecast details

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

A current wind forecast is unavailable.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 3.2 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind Unavailable

Tide 4 ft rising

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellW 1.4 ft @ 5sValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_AngelesMarine grid 34.2917, -119.3750 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea2.7 ft @ 6.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_Angeles

Model wind— UnavailableunavailableNo usable model wind hour for this day

Tide4 ftrisingNOAA Ventura 9411189 · 10.7 km from Mondos · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 4:45 PM PDT · provider issue time unavailable57% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) buoy 46251 · 64 km from Mondos3.6 ft @ 15sNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 3:56 PM PDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Mondos
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	1.5 ftfalling	W 2.5 ft @ 4s
1 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	1 ftfalling	W 2.3 ft @ 4s
2 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	0.5 ftnear low	W 2.2 ft @ 4s
3 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	1 ftrising	W 2.1 ft @ 4s
4 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	1.5 ftrising	W 2.0 ft @ 4s
5 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	2 ftrising	W 1.9 ft @ 5s
6 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	2.5 ftrising	W 1.9 ft @ 5s
7 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	3.5 ftrising	W 1.8 ft @ 5s
8 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	4 ftnear high	W 1.8 ft @ 5s
9 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	4 ftfalling	W 1.8 ft @ 5s
10 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	3.5 ftfalling	W 1.8 ft @ 5s
11 AM	— Unavailableunavailable	3.5 ftfalling	W 1.7 ft @ 4s
Noon	— Unavailableunavailable	3 ftfalling	W 1.6 ft @ 5s
1 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	2.5 ftfalling	W 1.6 ft @ 5s
2 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	2.5 ftrising	W 1.6 ft @ 5s
3 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	3 ftrising	W 1.5 ft @ 5s
4 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	3.5 ftrising	W 1.5 ft @ 5s
5 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	4 ftrising	W 1.4 ft @ 5s
6 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	4.5 ftrising	W 1.9 ft @ 5s
7 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	5 ftnear high	W 2.4 ft @ 5s
8 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	5 ftfalling	W 2.8 ft @ 4s
9 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	4 ftfalling	W 2.8 ft @ 4s
10 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	3.5 ftfalling	W 2.8 ft @ 4s
11 PM	— Unavailableunavailable	2.5 ftfalling	W 2.8 ft @ 5s

12 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.5 ft @ 4s

1 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.3 ft @ 4s

2 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellW 2.2 ft @ 4s

3 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellW 2.1 ft @ 4s

4 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 2.0 ft @ 4s

5 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.9 ft @ 5s

6 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.9 ft @ 5s

7 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.8 ft @ 5s

8 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide4 ftnear highOffshore swellW 1.8 ft @ 5s

9 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellW 1.8 ft @ 5s

10 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 1.8 ft @ 5s

11 AMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 1.7 ft @ 4s

NoonUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellW 1.6 ft @ 5s

1 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 1.6 ft @ 5s

2 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.6 ft @ 5s

3 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.5 ft @ 5s

4 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.5 ft @ 5s

5 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.4 ft @ 5s

6 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellW 1.9 ft @ 5s

7 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide5 ftnear highOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 5s

8 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 4s

9 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 4s

10 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 4s

11 PMUnavailable

Wind— UnavailableunavailableTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 5s

Tide

NOAA Ventura 9411189 · 10.7 km from Mondos · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Sandbar break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 34.32, -119.38.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 157.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Mondos (34.32, -119.38). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_CA · spot-level model point

Official breaking-surf report not connected for Ventura and Santa BarbaraUnavailableUnavailable · Unavailable

US National Weather Service Surf Zone Forecast
No assigned NWS county zone covers this spot and selected local date.UnavailableNo source time
Coastal Data Information Program THREDDS
No exact named CDIP MOP mapping or usable coastal product is available for this spot.UnavailableNo source time
Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) buoy 46251 · 64 km from Mondos
Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) buoy 46251 · 64 km from Mondos; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 3:56 PM PDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Ventura 9411189 · 10.7 km from Mondos; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
0 of 1 configured model points availableUnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.