Ventura Overhead Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1.2FT9s
S171º
0.9FT11s
SSW196º
0.8FT12s
S169º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSWSW

3kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.3FT

Temperature

68°F

spotName Wind & Weather
69ºF

2mm wetsuit

Schaler Perry

Ventura Forecast

Schaler Perry •

Today

Fun southerly swell mix is cleanest through the morning window. Onshore flow and texture in PM

Dawn to 10am: SSW-SW swell from Elida will slowly ease, while some new Southern Hemi swell is filling in to help keep up surf heights. Fun size at many breaks (waist-chest high). Top spots south county still see some shoulder high sets. Shape is best for spots with structure but there's corners around the beachbreaks.

Afternoon Outlook: Light to moderate WSW wind builds for the afternoon and evening making the sheltered points the best option then.

Ventura Overhead Surf Forecast

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Ventura Overhead Surf Guide

Emma Wood State Beach marks the definitive bend in the coast between Ventura proper and the points and reefs beyond. Although Emma Wood is home to a handful of forgettable waves over a span of two miles, its franchise player is Ventura Overhead, a famous big-wave break that used to be the Sunset Beach training grounds for California's bravest big-wave pioneers. Overhead only breaks a few times a year, but it remains the area's premier big-wave spot -- wedgy, open-face rights that funnel for hund... Read more