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Ventura Overhead surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, W swell with 120 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 15s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ventura Overhead over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking out across the entire 16-day window, we've got a pretty grim run ahead, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The only break flagged is Ventura Overhead, a reef set-up that's inconsistent at the best of times, and the forecast shows absolutely nothing worth paddling out for from Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to the morning of Friday the 14th of August.
That's a solid two-week stretch with zero recommendations. The whole period is plagued by poor surf with weak energy readings mostly below 100. On the 2nd of August, Sunday, we see a bump to 117 combined energy, but the swell is a tiny 3 ft from the west and the wind is cross-onshore. The wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions". Even on the afternoon of the 12th of August (Wednesday), when the swell nudges up to 3 ft, it's still wind-affected and has a short period of just 5 seconds, so it'll be messy with next to no push. The periods do extend to 15 seconds on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of August, but the swell heights drop to a meagre 1.0 ft, so you're looking at long period groundswell rolling through with no real energy to shape up. For a reef like Ventura Overhead, that's a total bust.
Honestly, with the persistent cross-onshore winds and poor quality, this setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now. Keep your gear stored and maybe wait for the forecasts to shift. There's nothing to recommend here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 25 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 76 | 51 | 47 | 117 | 108 | 37 | 78 | 55 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.84m | 11:25AM1.23m | 10:24PM1.80m | 11:51AM1.28m | 10:57PM1.70m | 12:18PM1.34m | 11:34PM1.55m | 12:47PM1.40m | 00:15AM1.36m | 1:20PM1.46m | 1:08AM1.14m | 1:59PM1.52m | 2:27AM0.92m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM-0.16m | 4:24PM0.64m | 5:33AM-0.12m | 5:03PM0.62m | 5:58AM-0.03m | 5:46PM0.59m | 6:24AM0.09m | 6:37PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.24m | 7:40PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.41m | 9:03PM0.49m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 191 | 272 | 192 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 76 | 51 | 42 | 117 | 108 | 37 | 78 | 55 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 72 | 108 | 37 | 69 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 89 | 85 | 20 | 120 | 42 | 55 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 99 | 18 | 1 | 99 | 50 | 8 |
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