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Surf Break: Ventura Overhead

Ventura Overhead in Ventura is a fairly exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. It's often crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Ventura Overhead Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Ventura Overhead surf quality by season and Ventura Overhead surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ventura Overhead:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Emma Wood State Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Ventura Point/California Street	1 mi
Third closest break	San Buenaventura State Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Solimar Reef	3 mi
Fifth closest break	New Jetty/South Jetty	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ventura Overhead:
Closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	30 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	40 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	65 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	66 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	97 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ventura Overhead:
Closest tide station	Ventura, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Rincon Island, California	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Rincon Island, California (2)	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Hueneme, California	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ventura Overhead:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	93 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	94 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	94 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	108 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	131 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ventura Overhead:
Closest city location	Ventura (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Oxnard Shores (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Oak View (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Rio (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Channel Islands Beach (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ventura Overhead is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ventura Overhead is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Third is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 92 km (57 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Ventura Overhead and is 119 km (74 miles) away.