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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 Saturday 16 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). 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 (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
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 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | |
244 | 361 | 326 | 200 | 334 | 643 | 643 | 539 | 530 | 538 | 713 | 809 | 681 | 480 | 344 | 104 | 224 | 60 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.07m | 11:16AM1.12m | 10:09PM2.07m | 12:16PM1.08m | 10:57PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.50m | 4:51AM-0.52m | 3:55PM0.58m | 5:42AM-0.52m | 4:41PM0.66m | 6:37AM-0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 |
 kJ | 244 | 361 | 287 | 200 | 156 | 643 | 643 | 539 | 530 | 538 | 713 | 809 | 681 | 480 | 344 | 97 | 224 | 60 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SSE 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 69 | 85 | 334 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 104 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 134 | 326 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | — | 176 | — | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 210 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 191 |
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