Surf Forecasts:
Venice Pier surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Venice Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Venice Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Venice Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Venice Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s going on with the surf at Venice Pier over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty flat stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long gap here—from now right through until the morning of Thursday, August 14th, before there’s even a hint of something rideable. For days on end, we’ve got tiny, weak lumps. The combined wave energy is mostly in the 140s to 380s (moderate energy range), but with heights barely scraping 2 ft to 3 ft and a persistent onshore wind, it’s just not happening. The wind is either blowing straight on from SW or cross-on, so it’s messy.
The standout, if you can call it that, comes on Friday morning, August 15th. The swell bumps up a little to 2 ft from the SSW with a period of 16 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell. It’s still small, but with light winds and the combined energy hitting 333 (moderate), it’s the best chance for a sneaky longboard session on a glassier morning. Water temperature is at 72°, which is 7° warmer than normal—very unusual for this time of year, so you’ll be in short sleeves for sure.
Saturday, August 16th morning is similar—3 ft from the SSW, light breeze, some clouds. Not too shabby, but still marginal. After that, it drops back into the doldrums. Through the second week, from August 17th onward, we’re back to 2 ft and under, with the odd poorly-timed 5 ft spike on Tuesday afternoon, August 18th, but that’s a short-period 6-second windswell from the west, with onshore wind—that’s a choppy, blown-out mess. No good.
For the whole 16-day run, there’s nothing that gets you stoked. The best bet is those few mornings around the 15th and 16th, but even then, it’s really just a marginal, small-wave kind of deal. The break is exposed to SW swell, and the optimum direction is SW, so it’s lined up—but the energy just isn’t there. Crowds are *often* an issue here, but with waves this small, it’ll likely be quiet.
Keep it on the back burner. Conditions can always turn around.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 120 | 105 | 97 | 96 | 56 | 154 | 152 | 143 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 142 | 211 | 223 | 234 | 326 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:07PM2.38m | 9:12AM1.60m | 8:01PM2.47m | 9:46AM1.70m | 8:50PM2.50m | 10:20AM1.79m | 9:37PM2.44m | 10:53AM1.87m | 10:22PM2.30m | 11:26AM1.92m | 11:07PM2.09m | 12:00PM1.96m | 11:52PM1.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.00m | 1:45PM1.05m | 3:17AM-0.07m | 2:38PM0.93m | 3:55AM-0.06m | 3:28PM0.83m | 4:31AM0.02m | 4:17PM0.76m | 5:05AM0.16m | 5:07PM0.72m | 5:36AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 120 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 154 | 152 | 143 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 142 | 140 | 223 | 234 | 326 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 4 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 38 | 97 | 96 | 33 | 54 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 75 | 139 | 211 | 180 | 91 | 44 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | W 4 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | S 10 | W 4 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 37 | 29 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 185 | 102 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 10 | 185 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 185 | 102 | 0 | 187 | 50 | 21 |
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