Central Coast Guide

Ventura

Keep it Local

Everything for a day on the Ventura sand. Conditions, parking, the pier sunset and where to eat after, with the Channel Islands on the horizon.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Pier, state beach & the harbor

Pier Sunset

Sunset off the pier & live cam

Dining

Fish tacos, oysters & harbor chowder

Things to Do

Channel Islands & whale watching

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

San Buenaventura State Beach

Two miles of sand south from the pier

State lot · pier

Surfers Point

Cobblestone point break by the fairgrounds

Paid lot · surf

Harbor Cove Beach

Calm no-surf swimming by the harbor

Free lot · family

Marina Park

South jetty, playground & harbor mouth

Free lot · south

Emma Wood State Beach

Cobble surf & camping up the coast

State lot · north

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Ojai

25 min inland

Arts town, spas & the pink moment

Oxnard

15 min south

Channel Islands Harbor & wide dunes

Santa Barbara

35 min north

State Street, the wharf & the Riviera

Channel Islands

Boat ride

National park, sea caves & hikes

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Ventura. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.