Surf Forecasts:
Ventura Overhead surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 125 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ventura Overhead this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ventura Overhead in the next 16 days are 0.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 18s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ventura Overhead over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s be straight with you. Looking at the charts for Ventura Overhead over the next couple of weeks, and it’s a bit of a tough one. There’s a real dry spell on the cards for the first week, with nothing but tiny, junky waves. You're looking at a lot of mornings with knee-high slop and light cross-onshore breezes that will have it looking a bit chopped. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first few days, from the 8th through to the 13th, are all pretty much a write-off. There are a few pulses of energy, but they're mostly weak, only occasionally getting into the low triple digits. But with swell heights stuck around 0.7ft to 2ft, it’s just not breaking with any sort of push. The period is bouncing around, but the size is just not there. It’s not breaking, plain and simple.
We finally see a little life around the 17th. The morning shows a 3ft swell from the WNW with a short period, and the energy starts to climb. The afternoon even pushes up to 4ft, but the period is a weak 5 seconds. That’s a short-period windswell, and it’s going to be lumpy and disorganised. The winds are light, but the lack of period means it’s going to be a mess. It’s not a day to get excited about, but it’s at least something to look at.
The following days, the 18th and 19th, keep a bit of that pulse, with 3ft swells, but the energy drops back down. The winds are light, but the waves are still small and weak. By the 20th, we’re back down to 2ft, and it’s all fading away again. The last week looks pretty uninspiring, with a slow taper back to the tiny stuff we started with.
So, to be honest, there’s no standout day here. We never get a swell that’s big enough to get the heart racing, and the winds are never truly offshore. The setup looks like it will be more interesting for the kite crowd than for us paddle surfers, especially on the afternoons when the sea breeze kicks in and it gets choppy. Keep your expectations low for this one, and maybe check back in a week or so. The longer-range stuff is promising but way too uncertain to call.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 119 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.00m | 6:19PM1.86m | 8:51AM1.11m | 7:19PM1.99m | 9:24AM1.22m | 8:12PM2.08m | 9:56AM1.31m | 9:01PM2.12m | 10:29AM1.40m | 9:46PM2.08m | 11:01AM1.48m | 10:31PM1.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM-0.03m | 11:48AM0.88m | 2:10AM-0.21m | 1:05PM0.80m | 2:54AM-0.34m | 2:05PM0.69m | 3:34AM-0.41m | 2:56PM0.56m | 4:12AM-0.40m | 3:45PM0.46m | 4:47AM-0.33m | 4:32PM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 120 | 120 | 102 | 146 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 58 | 33 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 119 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | W 6 | S 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 104 | 18 | 5 | 99 | 18 | 1 | 99 | 50 | 1 | 41 | 104 | 10 | 263 | 18 | 8 | 99 | 237 | 13 |
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