Venice Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Venice Breakwater has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you—it’s a slow start. For the first week and a half, it's pretty much a no-go for any decent paddle surfing. The energy just isn't there, and the conditions are locked in onshore.

We're kicking off from Thursday the 20th, and right through to Monday the 24th, the surf is flat and messy. Swell heights are barely scraping 2 to 2 feet, with a light breeze blowing onshore from the SW or WSW. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting between 136 and 229 (moderate energy). It's all windswell with short periods around 13 to 14 seconds, and even when the period stretches out to 18 seconds on the 23rd, the swell is too small to do anything with. Water temp is sitting at 70°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—4° above average. That’s a warm bath.

The 25th and 26th are a touch better, but still not worth paddling out. The swell climbs to a mere 2 feet on the morning of the 26th with 16-second period and light offshore wind, but the energy is still weak (357). The conditions are just marginal. By the 27th, we see a bit more push with 4 feet from the SSW and a 14-second period, giving us 775 (moderate energy), but again the wind is onshore. The 28th and 29th show some marginal improvement with cross-onshore winds and swell around 2 feet to 4 feet, but the combined energy is moderate (up to 845). It’s still not clean enough to get excited about.

It’s a long slog until we finally get a window. The standout for the whole forecast comes on Friday the 4th of September. That morning has "glassy" conditions with a slight breeze from the SSE, a clean 3 feet swell from the SSW, and a long 18-second period. Combined wave energy is strong at 669, meaning there’s some proper grunt in the water. The water temperature is again much warmer than normal. For advanced surfers, this is the one chance in the whole run to get a few proper waves with good shape, though be aware that with a period over 15 seconds, this groundswell might break a little straight on the beach, so look for the rip bowls. The afternoon sees the swell pick up to 4 feet from the same direction, but the wind switches cross-onshore, so the morning is definitely the call. Keep an eye on the 3rd of September as well—that’s a Thursday morning with a 2 feet, 21-second SSW groundswell and light cross-onshore wind giving us 583, but it’s more of a backup option.

So overall, for the next two weeks, it’s a whole lot of waiting. Friday the 4th morning is the one bright spot. Don’t bother before that unless you just want to sit on your board and soak up that unusually warm water.

Rusty.

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