Surf Forecasts:
Playa Venao surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 402 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Venao over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Playa Venao over the next couple of weeks.
It’s a slow start, no doubt about it. The first couple of days are pretty ordinary with tiny, weak swell – just 1 foot to 1 feet on offer. The water temp is sitting at a warm 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, making it pleasant for a paddle even if the waves aren't doing much. The real story is the wait for something with a bit more punch. From Thursday the 27th to the end of the month, it’s a case of small, inconsistent waves with a very long-period groundswell from the south-southwest. That 16 to 18 second period means long lulls between sets, but the shape on the sets will be clean and lined up, especially on the sandbar. Early mornings are the go, with light offshore winds cleaning things up.
We start to see a real lift as we head into September. The morning of Tuesday the 2nd sees the swell tick up a notch to 2 feet, and with light offshore winds, it’s clean and workable. Things get seriously interesting from Friday the 4th onward. The swell builds, and by the morning of Saturday the 5th we’re looking at a glassy 3 feet with zero wind. That’s a proper window of fun, clean waves. The combined swell energy jumps into the moderate range (462) which backs that up. The real standout, though, is the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. The swell hits a solid 3 feet from the south-southwest, with a strong 17-second period and light offshore winds. The combined energy is up at 544 – a solid, powerful pulse. That's the session to circle on your calendar, offering the best combination of size, clean conditions and enough energy to get a proper ride in.
Later on in the second week, the afternoons tend to get choppy with a cross-onshore breeze, but the mornings continue to offer clean, surfable waves in the 2 to 3 foot range right through to the 11th of September.
So, overall: be patient through the first week. The early mornings are your friend, and the standout is undeniably the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. Paddling out won’t be hard with those long periods, and the sandbar should offer some nice lines before the sea breeze kicks in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
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 kJ | 62 | 81 | 104 | 104 | 207 | 252 | 330 | 382 | 305 | 297 | 226 | 204 | 184 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 129 | 133 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:52AM3.38m | 4:02PM3.38m | 4:25AM3.54m | 4:37PM3.47m | 4:58AM3.65m | 5:13PM3.50m | 5:31AM3.70m | 5:50PM3.48m | 6:07AM3.68m | 6:29PM3.41m | 6:45AM3.60m | 7:11PM3.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.50m | 9:58AM0.61m | 10:11PM0.40m | 10:33AM0.47m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:08AM0.37m | 11:19PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.32m | 11:54PM0.37m | 12:22PM0.33m | 00:32AM0.46m | 1:02PM0.41m | 1:14AM0.60m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 104 | 15 | 32 | 252 | 330 | 382 | 305 | 297 | 226 | 77 | 184 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 41 | 133 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 81 | 15 | 104 | 207 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | — | 51 | 204 | 15 | 135 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 129 | 32 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 12 | NNE 4 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 20 | — | SW 20 | NNW 3 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 11 | 3 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | 15 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 120 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 88 | — | 99 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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