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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Santa Clara Rivermouth
USA, California, Ventura
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Long stretch of beach, parking at Ventura harbor between Oxnard and Ventura proper. DistanceIn the city WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Powerful, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, SouthWest, South
Good wind directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Pollution
Additional Information
Lots of waves up and down a long beach. Best near the rivermouth when the rains force the sand out into well shaped sandbars. Outstanding when all the elements come together and the wind blows offshore. Pollution is very bad. Cold winter days the break can be lonely and eerie. Blows out most afternoons.
Atmosphere
Certainly not a beautiful beach but great when on. Pray for surf and the smell of manure.
General
Most consistent spot in Ventura as long as the wind holds out.
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Comments
By Anonymous , 09-09-2006
"every ten years" my ass - the sand bar is there every year, fall-winter. sure, its better some years than others, but that goes for every sandy-bottomed spot in the world. every year, rivermouth gets good.
By Anonymous , 10-06-2006
- hawaiians are fags anyway. they can surf pipe with 300+ people, im fine with getting shacked at epic santa clara with 10 people out.
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By NBC , 12-06-2007
Southern Ventura - Obviously Southern Ventura is Oxnard. And yeah the river mouth only gets good after it has rained for about 2 weeks straight. Yeah there is a bar there every year, but the bars in the shores or hueneme are usually better. All that sand is drifting south filling in Hollywood, and shores. So yeah, it's only epic every few years.