Ventura Overhead Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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Ventura Overhead Surf Guide

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.

Ventura Overhead Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ventura Overhead:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ventura Overhead occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ventura Overhead (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ventura Overhead with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 64% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

64%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ventura Overhead Location Map

Interactive Ventura Overhead surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Ventura Overhead Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 08:05 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	11	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Ventura Overhead

Current tide and informaton

For Ventura, California, 4 km from Ventura Overhead.

Next High Water: 12:39pm | 0.92m

Next Low Water: 04:37pm | 0.74m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ventura Overhead Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.3 °C) at Ventura Overhead is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Ventura Overhead

Surf stats for Ventura Overhead, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Ventura Overhead

Wind stats for Ventura Overhead, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Ventura Overhead Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:1.5
Difficulty Level:4.0
Crowds:2.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Steven Painter from United States

“I surfed overhead in the mid to late 60’s. Doesn’t really start to break until it’s 8-10 feet. Good drop. Right longer than left but fun both directions. No cords the so it was a long swim in. Not nice getting caught inside. Cold as hell.
Shore break got fun on smaller swells.
First introduced to short board “V” bottoms by Nat Young and Bob Mctavish. Went home that weekend and cut two feet off my 9’0” Morey Pope and reshaped the nose. Life changing for me. Next board was 5’8”.”

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