Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventura Overhead today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventura Overhead at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventura Overhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 37 | 57 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.49m | 3:37AM0.86m | 2:48PM1.44m | 4:04PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.44m | 7:26AM0.79m | 11:19PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 95 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 15 | 95 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 37 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 99 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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