Ventura · Ventura County · California
Ventura Overhead Surf Report & Forecast, California
Ventura Overhead, California: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 10 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.3 ft at 10:06 pm.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (NE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.3 ft fallinghigh 4.3 ft at 10:06 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:57 pm
Ventura Overhead surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ventura Overhead: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Ventura Overhead: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.3 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 10 | 6.2 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 9 | 6.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Poor | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 9 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor | calm | 0.0 ft |
Ventura Overhead waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Ventura Overhead arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 149 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ventura Overhead surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ventura Overhead: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–10 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ventura Overhead are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 16 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 9 | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Poor | 2.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 16 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–6 ft | Poor | 2.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–10 ft | Fair | 3.8 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Fair | 4.3 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–8 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–9 ft | Good | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph offshore (N) | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ventura Overhead are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ventura Overhead tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ventura Overhead today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.7 ft at 8:23 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:39 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:06 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and falling.
Ventura Overhead tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.7 ft at 8:23 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:39 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:41 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:56 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:05 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:48 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:22 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:56 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:58 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:42 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 2:23 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:12 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:09 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:03 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:18 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:59 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:43 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:54 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:13 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:03 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ventura Overhead water temperature
The water temperature at Ventura Overhead is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Ventura Overhead
- C Street/Ventura Point0.6 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Emma Wood State Beach1.3 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Solimar Beach3.4 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Santa Clara River Mouth4.0 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Good
- McGrath State Beach4.5 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Mondos4.8 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
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About Ventura Overhead
Ventura Overhead is a point break in Ventura County, California, facing southwest. Also called Fairgrounds.
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