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Venice Breakwater Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Venice Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Venice Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Venice Breakwater sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Venice Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Venice Breakwater at 11AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Venice Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
133 | 251 | 184 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 150 | 152 | 316 | 246 | 152 | 79 | 102 | 146 | 191 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:43AM2.16m | 3:41PM1.59m | 1:54AM1.95m | 4:41PM1.69m | 3:17AM1.76m | 5:28PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.21m | 8:03PM1.29m | 9:28AM0.33m | 9:50PM1.23m | 10:25AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 35 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 14 | 10 | 316 | 246 | 152 | 73 | 102 | 146 | 191 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 251 | 184 | 77 | 102 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 150 | 152 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 77 | 76 | 96 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 102 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 429 | 60 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 637 | 102 | 26 | 10 |
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