San Buenaventura State Beach
Ventura County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:12 pm7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
8.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 8%
- Sunset
- 6:12 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.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About San Buenaventura State Beach
San Buenaventura State Beach is a state beach in Ventura, California, USA. It is located 0.9 miles from Little Beach and 0.26 miles from the nearest toilets. The nearest town is Ventura, 1.1 miles away.
San Buenaventura State Beach is a beach located in Ventura, California. The primary entrance is at 901 Pedro Street, off the 101 Freeway.
This beach is adjacent to the 1,700-foot (520 m) Ventura Pier that has a snack bar and restaurant. People come to this beach to surf, swim, and picnic. This is the beginning of the Omer Rains Bike Trail system that leads to other nearby beaches.
Source: San Buenaventura State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
- Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miVentura (city)
- Nearest airport
- 22 km14 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Nearby places
- Lucky ThaiThai680 m0.4 mi
- The Sushi HouseSushi690 m0.4 mi
- Pierpont TacosMexican700 m0.4 mi
- Social TapAmerican710 m0.4 mi
- SubwaySandwich720 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Little Beach1.4 km0.9 mi south-east away5.5 Good
- Ventura City Beach1.7 km1.1 mi south-east away5.5 Good
- Ventura City Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away5.5 Good
- Big Beach2.2 km1.3 mi south-east away5.5 Good
- Harbor Cove Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-east away5.5 Good