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South Jetty Beach

Ventura County, California, United States

South Jetty Beach 5 photos

  • Sunset on a sea of palm trees

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

  • VENTURA HARBOR 2020

    VENTURA HARBOR 2020. Platinummedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Be Content with who you are (Unsplash)

    Be Content with who you are (Unsplash). Sticker Mule stickermule, CC0. Source

  • Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (2)

    Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (2). Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (3)

    Embarking for Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California (3). Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
8 am
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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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
Today
5.3Fair8 am42
4.8Fair9 am21
4.8Fair10 am64
7.5Great11 am32
7.0Great12 pm74
5.5Good1 pm128
5.8Good2 pm117
5.2Fair3 pm1711
5.5Good4 pm85
6.7Good5 pm85
5.5Good6 pm32
Fri
7.8Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am53
8.3Great10 am10
8.0Great11 am11
8.6Excellent12 pm53
8.7Excellent1 pm96
8.8Excellent2 pm117
8.6Excellent3 pm117
8.6Excellent4 pm96
8.3Great5 pm75
6.2Good6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 300 m980 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Showers60 m210 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m240 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m280 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m620 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miVentura (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)

Nearby places

  • Surf N TacoMexican
    190 m620 ft
  • Margarita VillaMexican
    200 m670 ft
  • Coastal Cone & ParlorBurger
    230 m750 ft
  • Brophy Bros. Restauraunt & Clam BarSeafood
    250 m800 ft
  • The GreekGreek
    250 m820 ft

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

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