Surf Forecasts:
Venice Breakwater surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with 419 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Venice Breakwater this week:
The surf forecast for Venice Breakwater over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Venice Breakwater in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Venice Breakwater over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let’s break down what's coming for the next couple of weeks around here.
Honestly, this isn't a great look for Venice Breakwater for quite a while. The whole 16-day window is pretty marginal for getting a proper surf. The first week especially is a write-off – small, weak swell and almost constant onshore or cross-onshore breeze making things choppy and messy. You're looking at a real drought from now until about Friday, September 18th – there's just no consistent option worth paddling for. The wave energy is mostly weak to moderate, and the wind is rarely your friend.
If you're an advanced surfer with low standards and just need to get in the water, there are a couple of brief, poor windows. The morning of Thursday, September 10th shows 0.9m swell from the SW with a period of 17 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore from the S at 6 mph, leaving small wind ripples. The morning of Monday, September 14th is similar: 0.9m from the W with a short 10-second period, same cross-onshore light breeze. Marginal at best.
The one that stands out, though it's a long way off, is the morning of Sunday, September 20th. That's over a week away, so don't book your flights, but it has the most promise. We're looking at 0.8m swell from the SW with a very long 19-second period – that’s proper groundswell. The combined energy reads 862, moderate but the highest we’ll see. The wind is light from the S at 3 mph, just a slight air, light cross-onshore. For a beach/breakwater spot, that long period can make things a bit straight, but with near-glassy wind it could be the cleanest, most fun session of the whole outlook. The afternoon of the same day has a spike to 2.1m from the W, but with a short 7-second period and onshore wind – that'll be a choppy, blown-out mess, more for experts or kitesurfers than a paddle surfer.
Crowds here are "sometimes", so on any half-decent day you'll have company, but with quality this low we might have the place to ourselves.
So my take? It’s a long, quiet wait. That Sunday morning, September 20th, is your best shot at something clean and rideable. Hold tight until then.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 540 | 163 | 195 | 135 | 127 | 222 | 298 | 419 | 371 | 358 | 349 | 223 | 217 | 169 | 138 | 133 | 89 | 87 | 160 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.75m | 7:56PM2.30m | 9:12AM1.87m | 8:43PM2.28m | 9:40AM1.97m | 9:27PM2.20m | 10:08AM2.05m | 10:10PM2.05m | 10:35AM2.09m | 10:53PM1.87m | 11:03AM2.09m | 11:38PM1.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.10m | 1:52PM0.91m | 2:49AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.75m | 3:22AM0.16m | 3:24PM0.62m | 3:53AM0.28m | 4:07PM0.53m | 4:21AM0.44m | 4:50PM0.49m | 4:47AM0.62m | 5:35PM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 540 | 233 | 128 | 135 | 82 | 222 | 33 | 419 | 371 | 358 | 349 | 223 | 75 | 32 | 25 | 111 | 87 | 60 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 163 | 195 | 99 | 127 | 39 | 298 | 21 | 14 | 61 | 24 | 17 | 217 | 169 | 138 | 133 | 89 | 87 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 8 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 80 | 81 | 130 | 67 | 87 | 25 | 16 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 25 | 58 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 45 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 50 | 102 | 0 | 26 | 186 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 0 |
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