Surf Forecasts:
Playa Venao surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period, SSW swell with 2,521 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 4 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s 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 Thursday (Jun 04) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Venao in the next 16 days are 1.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 4th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Venao over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 681 | 497 | 512 | 435 | 582 | 1165 | 980 | 493 | 481 | 554 | 381 | 376 | 801 | 1247 | 2325 | 1952 | 1694 | 1630 | 894 | 773 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.21m | 6:17AM3.12m | 6:20PM3.12m | 6:56AM3.07m | 6:59PM3.02m | 7:37AM3.03m | 7:42PM2.91m | 8:20AM3.01m | 8:30PM2.83m | 9:07AM3.02m | 9:25PM2.77m | 9:58AM3.06m | 10:27PM2.77m | 10:54AM3.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.53m | 12:17PM0.91m | 00:38AM0.63m | 12:58PM1.00m | 1:17AM0.74m | 1:42PM1.07m | 1:58AM0.85m | 2:31PM1.11m | 2:43AM0.94m | 3:25PM1.09m | 3:34AM1.00m | 4:23PM1.02m | 4:32AM1.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 |
 | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | 6:36 |
mm | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 239 | 681 | 497 | 512 | 435 | 582 | 1165 | 980 | 493 | 481 | 554 | 381 | 376 | 366 | 1247 | 2325 | 1952 | 1694 | 1630 | 894 | 773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 241 | 47 | 242 | 329 | 325 | 232 | 18 | 19 | 96 | 72 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 801 | 351 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 117 | 17 | 18 | 135 | 11 | — | — | 72 | — | 26 | 109 | 311 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 40 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 111 | 9 | 248 | 0 | 40 | 206 | 40 | 0 | 97 | 40 | 40 |
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