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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 Sunday 24 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ventura Overhead today?
The current surf forecast for Ventura Overhead at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
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 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | |
17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 75 | 51 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 86 | 259 | 423 | 227 | 108 | 65 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.45m | 6:11AM1.11m | 6:51PM1.56m | 7:20AM1.06m | 7:22PM1.64m | 8:20AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.13m | 00:44AM0.43m | 12:17PM0.26m | 1:38AM0.23m | 12:55PM0.38m | 2:23AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
 kJ | 85 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 126 | 133 | 184 | 193 | 195 | 255 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 126 | 200 | 150 | 108 | 42 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 67 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | W 18 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 8 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 75 | 51 | 40 | 22 | — | 19 | 86 | 259 | 423 | 227 | — | 65 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 263 | 263 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 28 | 1563 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
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