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Ventura Overhead Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ventura Overhead surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ventura Overhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ventura Overhead sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventura Overhead today?
The current surf forecast for Ventura Overhead at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ventura Overhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | |
55 | 219 | 269 | 212 | 104 | 61 | 47 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 144 | 143 | 102 | 64 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 4:36PM0.96m | 2:13AM1.51m | 5:50PM1.07m | 3:49AM1.40m | 6:35PM1.20m | 5:19AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.89m | 10:25AM-0.12m | 10:11PM0.87m | 11:34AM-0.09m | 11:50PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 103 | 103 | 100 | 127 | 75 | 61 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 83 | 42 | 63 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 61 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 12 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 34 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 11 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 219 | 269 | 212 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 22 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 41 | 144 | 143 | 102 | 64 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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