Venice Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us. We’ve got a pretty lean stretch ahead, to be honest. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle, with nothing really getting the heart racing. The water is sitting at 73.8°F this morning, which is a whopping 8.3°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.

Right from the get-go, starting Monday the 14th, it’s a flat and messy story. We’re looking at tiny waves, mostly around 1ft to 1.3ft, coming from the SW. The period is long, around 18 seconds, which usually means good shape, but there’s just no size or power to work with. The combined energy is weak, registering only 96 on Monday morning. Wind is light and cross or onshore, so even the small stuff will be a bit bumpy. This poor run continues day after day through the whole of the first week.

The pattern doesn’t really improve. Through the middle of the period, the swell bumps up just a touch to about 2ft, with the same long-period SW groundswell. The combined energy creeps up into the moderate range, hitting 398 by Sunday the 20th afternoon, but it’s always accompanied by onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The wave comment keeps repeating “poor surf conditions” or “marginal,” which tells you everything you need to know.

If you're desperate for something to paddle out on, the mornings do offer the best chance at the cleanest conditions, as the wind tends to be lighter. Some mornings like Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are flagged as marginal, but with that persistent onshore wind and the swell never really getting over 2.6ft, it’s going to be a tough, choppy session. The shape at Venice Pier, being a sandbar, isn’t going to hold this long-period swell well in these conditions.

Into the second week, from the 23rd onwards, it’s more of the same: waist-high, weak, wind-affected slop. The swell period drops shorter, around 14 seconds, and the combined energy falls back below 200. There’s no standout day, no window of clean offshore wind, and certainly no decent size. For a spot exposed to a SW swell, this is a pretty dry spell.

Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite session than a proper paddle surf if the wind holds, but for us wave riders, it’s a waiting game. It tends not to stay this flat for long though, so keep an eye on the forecasts. There’s just nothing here to get excited about today.

Stay patient.

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