Ventura Overhead surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 PST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Ventura Overhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212121218181716161515141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242225219162153146103102717066585790130127157153202178170123123121
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.05
7:54AM
1.79
9:50PM
1.08
8:28AM
1.83
10:15PM
1.11
9:01AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
-0.22
1:45AM
0.73
3:23PM
-0.27
2:20AM
0.68
3:52PM
-0.29
2:55AM
0.64
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset-5:10-------5:12-------5:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252421222221212325242323222121222321191919191920
Feels °C (?)222118181817172022212019191818191917171717161517
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