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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 Friday 24 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s 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 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventura Overhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 16 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | |
49 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 46 | 122 | 81 | 64 | 43 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 73 | 90 | 51 | 67 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.20m | 5:19AM1.35m | 7:09PM1.33m | 6:31AM1.34m | 7:39PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM-0.09m | 11:50PM0.72m | 12:28PM-0.06m | 00:57AM0.52m | 1:11PM-0.01m | 1:48AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 49 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 78 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 22 | 46 | 122 | 81 | 64 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 73 | 90 | 51 | 67 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 20 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 382 | 938 | 60 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 938 | 382 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
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