🧭 Charting Authority Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 7 (Ch.4) and NOAA nautical charts cover Ventura Harbor (use regional charting, e.g., chart 18725). 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Shoals And Buoys Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Areas SE of the entrance and NW of the north jetty are subject to rapid, uncertain shoaling; entrance and inner‑harbor buoys are frequently relocated. 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Entrance Character Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Entrance between two jetties protected by a 1,800‑ft detached breakwater; seaward ends of both jetties are lighted; south‑jetty sound signal available (VHF). 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Dredging And Maintenance Operator Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Ventura Port District and USACE conduct periodic/annual maintenance dredging of the entrance channel and offshore sand trap. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Approach Waves And Breakers Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Dangerous breakers can develop in the approach in winter with prevailing west winds; local advice: run direct between Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy 2V and the breakwater entrance. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Harbormaster And Communications Operator Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Ventura Port District Harbormaster; VHF working channels 12 & 16; Harbor Patrol phone 805-642-8618; email harbormaster@venturaharbor.com. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Regulatory Demarcation Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 COLREGS demarcation lines for Ventura are described in 33 CFR 80.1124 (see Coast Pilot reference). 88% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment