Venice Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Los Angeles County, USA)
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Surf Break: Venice Breakwater
| Name: | Venice Breakwater |
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| Type: | beach/Breakwaters |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WNW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Venice Breakwater in LA County is an exposed beach/Breakwaters break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks, locals, rips.
Overall Venice Breakwater Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Venice Breakwater surf quality by season and Venice Breakwater surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Los Angeles County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Venice Breakwater
Visitor Reviews of Venice Breakwater |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Venice Breakwater:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Venice Pier | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Ocean Park Santa Monica | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Rose Avenue | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Ballona Creek and Jetty | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Bay Street | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Venice Breakwater: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 38 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 81 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 102 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | San Clemente Basin Buoy | 106 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 116 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Venice Breakwater: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2) | 2 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California | 2 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub) | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Monica, California | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California | 5 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Venice Breakwater: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 47 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 53 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 84 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Summit (United States) | 92 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Venice Breakwater: |
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| Closest city location | Marina del Rey (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Santa Monica Municipal Airport (United States) | 2 mi |
| Third closest city location | Santa Monica (United States) | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Culver City (United States) | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | El Segundo (United States) | 6 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Venice Breakwater is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Venice Breakwater is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 35 km (22 miles) away.
- Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Venice Breakwater and is 62 km (39 miles) away.
