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Big Beach

Ventura County, California, United States

Big Beach 5 photos

  • Kendra Chan is a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Ventura and BeachCOMBERS volunteer. Chan surveys Hollywood Beach in Oxnard, California.

    Kendra Chan is a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Ventura and BeachCOMBERS volunteer. Chan surveys Hollywood Beach in Oxnard, California.. Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain. Source

  • Sunset on a sea of palm trees

    Sunset on a sea of palm trees. Ben wiki Bahr, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sailing at Sunset

    Sailing at Sunset. Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (5)

    Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (5). Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (4)

    Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (4). Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:13 pm
8 am
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am74
7.8Great9 am53
8.1Great10 am21
8.2Great11 am42
8.4Great12 pm95
8.3Great1 pm96
7.6Great2 pm1811
7.7Great3 pm1711
8.4Great4 pm85
8.4Great5 pm53
5.8Good6 pm21
Sat
7.9Great8 am117
8.5Excellent9 am64
9.0Excellent10 am32
9.1Excellent11 am85
9.2Excellent12 pm106
9.2Excellent1 pm1610
8.9Excellent2 pm2113
8.7Excellent3 pm2213
8.6Excellent4 pm2213
8.6Excellent5 pm2113
8.5Excellent6 pm2013
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 510 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miVentura (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)

Nearby places

  • Water's EdgeSeafood
    510 m0.3 mi
  • Harbor Cove CaféBurger
    820 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Big Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%