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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 Wednesday 20 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
15.5° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ventura Overhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | |
38 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 59 | 11 | 150 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.06m | 00:49AM1.70m | 3:45PM1.12m | 2:00AM1.51m | 4:47PM1.22m | 3:23AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM-0.36m | 6:44PM0.81m | 8:39AM-0.24m | 8:15PM0.84m | 9:41AM-0.12m | 10:00PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 11 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 120 | 37 | 6 | 54 | 11 | 59 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 32 | 29 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 26 | 56 | 33 | 79 | 150 | 6 | 79 | 32 | 6 | 55 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 58 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 10 | 11 | — | 37 | — | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 96 | 18 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 93 | 263 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
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