Venice Breakwater surf break

Venice Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 PDT
Forecast 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Venice Breakwater this week:

The surf forecast for Venice Breakwater over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s 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 12 days are 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 16s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 17th Sep)1.5ft (0.4m) 16s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 20th Sep)2.5ft (0.7m) 13s
Most Powerful11AM (Wed 17th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Venice Breakwater over the next 12 days.

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121615121514141313131313161514141418171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50893852875332766246454412940357370708010767203
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
0
SE
0
SE
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
glassglassonglassononglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
onglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
2.05
8:11AM
1.68
7:04PM
2.11
8:37AM
1.77
7:51PM
2.14
9:00AM
1.85
8:32PM
2.12
9:23AM
1.92
9:10PM
2.06
9:44AM
1.98
9:47PM
1.97
10:05AM
2.02
10:23PM
1.85
10:27AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.24
1:08PM
1.08
2:05AM
0.22
1:53PM
0.93
2:37AM
0.24
2:33PM
0.80
3:06AM
0.31
3:09PM
0.68
3:31AM
0.41
3:45PM
0.59
3:54AM
0.53
4:20PM
0.53
4:16AM
0.67
Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise--6:37--6:37--6:39--6:39--6:41--6:41--6:41
Sunset6:59--6:58--6:55--6:54--6:52--6:52--6:51--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----831-------------
Temp. °C262422242222242122232123242325252626272424
Feels °C (?)252422232325252324232124242425252826272424
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the WSW at BUOY-ICAC1 4 km from Venice Breakwater). 0.4m 3s local chop from the W with a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Venice Breakwater
Expand
<
>
View all

1 h 25 min ago

8 km/h
WSW
Clean
Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Venice Breakwater surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Venice Breakwater Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Venice Breakwater provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Venice Breakwater can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Venice Breakwater surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Venice Breakwater) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Venice Breakwater may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Venice Breakwater is 4 km (2 miles) from Santa Monica. If you plan a vacation in Los Angeles County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Santa Monica. Santa Monica has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

Nearest
Nearest
Nearest