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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 10 am Tuesday 05 May 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
34 | 34 | 34 | 75 | 163 | 98 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 88 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:44PM0.87m | 11:32PM1.50m | 3:24PM0.86m | 00:13AM1.41m | 1:09AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM-0.02m | 4:57PM0.81m | 7:43AM0.05m | 5:10PM0.88m | 8:46AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 5 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 104 | 61 | 27 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 95 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | WSW 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 25 | 75 | 163 | 98 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 10 | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 36 | 88 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 382 | 382 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 99 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
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