Surf Forecasts:
Playa Venao surf forecast from 13 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period, SSW swell with 590 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Venao this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Venao over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Venao in the next 16 days are 0.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Venao over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 273 | 441 | 413 | 387 | 429 | 441 | 355 | 350 | 269 | 516 | 181 | 332 | 480 | 233 | 348 | 348 | 159 | 152 | 146 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 1:34AM3.16m | 1:48PM3.57m | 2:30AM3.35m | 2:44PM3.71m | 3:25AM3.53m | 3:38PM3.80m | 4:18AM3.66m | 4:31PM3.84m | 5:10AM3.74m | 5:24PM3.79m | 6:02AM3.75m | 6:16PM3.68m | 6:54AM3.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.47m | 7:34AM0.69m | 8:15PM0.26m | 8:31AM0.53m | 9:08PM0.08m | 9:27AM0.39m | 10:00PM-0.04m | 10:21AM0.31m | 10:51PM-0.08m | 11:15AM0.30m | 11:42PM-0.04m | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:33AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 |
 | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | 6:37 |
mm | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 181 | 178 | 441 | 413 | 387 | 429 | 441 | 355 | 350 | 269 | 187 | 181 | 181 | 480 | 195 | 348 | 168 | 153 | 152 | 103 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 258 | 273 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 35 | 516 | 21 | 332 | 195 | 233 | 129 | 348 | 159 | 103 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | SSW 18 | S 23 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 104 | 11 | 66 | 26 | 217 | 141 | 24 | 178 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
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