Ventura Overhead surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 2.0°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 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.1
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)91010101010666766997999888844
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127127104108747321191116111066111514146511122
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
1.31
9:54PM
1.90
11:06AM
1.20
10:30PM
1.94
12:04PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
-0.25
3:47PM
0.27
4:55AM
-0.35
4:19PM
0.39
5:45AM
-0.37
4:54PM
0.52
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:20-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516201818181919181821181717161716161716161615
Feels °C (?)141113171514151715151517161414141614141514131313
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