Surf-Forecast | Venice Pier Surf Guide

Venice Pier Surf Guide

Venice Pier in Los Angeles County is an exposed sandbar break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here.

Venice Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3		18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Venice Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Venice Pier occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Venice Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Venice Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in December while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

24%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Venice Pier Location Map

Interactive Venice Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Venice Pier is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Venice Pier is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Venice Pier Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 20:20 Local Time

m, °C	Thu		Fri
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	glass	cross- on

Tides at Venice Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Marina del Rey, 2 km from Venice Pier.

Next High Water: 12:31am | 2.12m

Next Low Water: 07:48am | 0.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Venice Pier Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.1 °C) at Venice Pier is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite