Surf Forecasts:
Venice Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period, SSW swell with 610 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 0.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Venice Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the Venice Pier stretch over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya – it's a pretty bleak run. The water's sitting at a balmy 72°F which is a solid 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it's a real bath out there, but that's about the only thing going for us. The swell energy is weak, barely cracking 353 (weak energy) on the first Friday afternoon, and it doesn't get much better. We're looking at a long stretch of small, onshore wind-affected slop. For the first week, the best you can hope for is a few knee-high, weak waves in the mornings with a light cross-onshore breeze, but it's really marginal. The afternoons are a write-off with the wind swinging onshore. There's nothing here for a beginner to get excited about, and certainly nothing for anyone else.
The real kicker is that from Saturday afternoon, 2 August, the swell energy drops into the low hundreds and hundreds, and by the 4th of August we're looking at combined energy values of 125 (weak energy) or less. The swell height barely touches 1 ft and the period is short, onshore, and just plain ugly. From the 5th of August, the energy is down in the double digits, like 93 (weak energy) and 60 (weak energy). It's a flat spell, plain and simple.
There is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. The best you could say is that the mornings of the 27th and 28th of July have a little bit of waist-high swell from the SSW with a 17-18 second period, but the wind is cross-onshore and the wave comment is marginal. It's not worth the trip. Honestly, with the wind being onshore or cross-onshore for the majority of the time and the swell being so weak, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
So, the outlook is pretty grim. No surf to speak of for the first week, then a flat spell that stretches from the 2nd of August right through to the end of the forecast on the 8th. It's a tough run for Venice Pier. Forecasts can change, but for now, I'd find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
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 kJ | 368 | 467 | 355 | 546 | 480 | 413 | 455 | 553 | 610 | 414 | 528 | 510 | 417 | 318 | 322 | 280 | 215 | 381 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.44m | 7:19PM2.08m | 9:36AM1.48m | 7:58PM2.16m | 10:01AM1.52m | 8:35PM2.22m | 10:26AM1.55m | 9:09PM2.26m | 10:51AM1.59m | 9:43PM2.24m | 11:17AM1.63m | 10:16PM2.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.39m | 1:00PM1.24m | 2:51AM0.30m | 1:44PM1.19m | 3:23AM0.23m | 2:22PM1.14m | 3:53AM0.19m | 2:57PM1.08m | 4:22AM0.18m | 3:33PM1.04m | 4:50AM0.20m | 4:10PM1.00m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 467 | 355 | 546 | 480 | 413 | 455 | 553 | 610 | 99 | 528 | 510 | 417 | 318 | 322 | 280 | 189 | 381 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 414 | 44 | 22 | 43 | 32 | 169 | 210 | 215 | 140 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 28 | 47 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 142 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 102 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 102 | 0 |
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