Oxnard (Silver Strand / Hollywood Beach)
Oxnard / Channel Islands Harbor · near Oxnard / Ventura · Los Angeles / SoCal
Wind Sports
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–fall (spring windiest)
- Water temperature
- Mild (upper 50s–60s°F) — 3/2 to 4/3 wetsuit
What is here
- Amenities
- SoCal's windsurf capital · Reliable coastal wind over swell · Milder water than NorCal · Big scene, schools & shops
- Best for
- The heart of SoCal wind sports
- Features
- SoCal's windsurf/kite capital · Reliable wind, milder water · Waves + bump options · Schools, shops & community
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Shore break & rips · Harbor traffic nearby · Boat channel · Crowds on good days
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- Yes
Wind Sports detail
- Discipline
- windsurf · kite · wing
- Conditions
- waves
- Venue
- ocean
- Wind kt
- 18
- Wind
- W/NW, 12–25 kt afternoons — SoCal's most reliable coastal wind, cross/side-shore over swell
- Intl tip
- SoCal's windsurf/kite CAPITAL — the region's most reliable coastal wind (W/NW 12–25 kt, spring windiest), cross/side-shore over swell. Milder water than NorCal (3/2–4/3). Huge scene with schools and shops — great for all levels. Harbor/boat traffic and shore break to mind. Combine with the Channel Islands (camping/dive guides). The definitive SoCal wind spot.
- Nickname
- SoCal's windsurf capital
The guide
The Oxnard coast — Silver Strand and Hollywood Beach, by the Channel Islands Harbor — is the capital of Southern California win…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Oxnard (Silver Strand / Hollywood Beach) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.156, -119.235