Emma Wood State Beach
Ventura County, California, United States
- Free parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:13 pm7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.6
3 km/h2 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
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 53 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Emma Wood State Beach
Emma Wood State Beach is a state beach in Ventura, California, USA. It is located 1.2 miles from Solimar Beach and has a sandy surface. Free parking is available within 0.22 miles of the beach.
Emma Wood State Beach is a California State Beach in Ventura, California. It is located on the Santa Barbara Channel on the west side of the Ventura River estuary and south of the railroad tracks of the Coast Line and the US Highway 101 freeway.
The beach is named after Emma Grubb Wood who once owned the 8,000 acres (3,237 ha) Taylor Ranch. The beach is popular for walking, fishing, swimming, and surfing. It also includes a primitive campground for recreational vehicles and the remains of World War II artillery emplacements.
Source: Emma Wood State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4 km2.5 miVentura (city)
- Nearest airport
- 26 km16 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Solimar Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Ventura City Beach3.8 km2.3 mi south-east away8.1 Great tomorrow
- San Buenaventura State Beach5.7 km3.5 mi south-east away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Faria Beach6.5 km4.0 mi north-west away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Little Beach7.1 km4.4 mi south-east away8.1 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%