Mondos Beach
Ventura (La Conchita) · near Ventura / Carpinteria · Los Angeles / SoCal
Surfing
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Best season
- Year-round · Small-swell days are ideal for learning
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Surfing detail
- Nickname
- Ventura's Beginner Point
- Break types
- point · beach
- Swell
- W and NW · 1–4ft · Gentle, long, forgiving rides
- Tide
- Mid to high tide best
- Wind
- Morning glass · Sheltered feel
- Crowd
- Beginner-friendly and popular with longboarders and SUPs. Mellow, welcoming vibe.
- Board
- Longboard or SUP · Classic mellow point setup
- Wetsuit
- 4/3mm most of the year · Water 56–64°F
- Intl tip
- Mondos is on the stretch of coast between Ventura and Rincon — you can watch the experts at Rincon a few minutes north after your mellow session at Mondos. The Faria and Hobson county campgrounds nearby offer beachfront camping.
The guide
Mondos, just north of Ventura near La Conchita, is one of the Central Coast's friendliest beginner waves — easy, gentle waves w…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mondos Beach — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.363, -119.444