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.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days here at Venice Pier are looking pretty flat and uninspiring. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swells and mostly onshore winds. The combined wave energy shows only moderate readings at best, like around 141 (Tuesday morning) to 381 (Saturday morning, August 15th) for the first week, but with the swell size staying tiny, it’s not going to give us much. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year at 72°, with a 4°F anomaly, which is very unusual.

We’re looking at a gap of several days with no real surf to speak of. The first real chance of something rideable shows up on the morning of Saturday, August 15th. We’ll see a small 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is cross-onshore, creating light ripples. It’s still marginal. Sunday morning, August 16th, gives us a similar 3ft SSW swell with onshore wind, still just barely a 1 out of 10. The energy is the highest of the period at 381 (Saturday morning), but the winds are working against us for clean surf.

The biggest swell we see all period arrives on the morning of Thursday, August 20th – a 4ft W swell, but it’s a short-period wind swell of just 7 seconds. The energy reading is 411, which is moderate, but that short period means a lumpy, gutless wave. The wind is onshore, so it’s going to be messy. Conditions are still rated as poor. The following morning, Friday, August 21st, has a similar 4ft W swell with the same short 6-second period, and cross-onshore winds. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that, we drop right back down to tiny 1ft to 2ft swells for the rest of the second week. The morning of Wednesday, August 26th, shows a 2ft SW swell with a 15-second period and cross-onshore wind, but it’s still only marginal. The energy is 285 (Wednesday afternoon), but the size just isn’t there.

The best bet on offer? Honestly, there’s no standout. If I had to pick the closest to a surf, it’s the morning of Saturday, August 15th, with that 3ft SSW swell (energy 381) – but be ready for some texture from the wind. It’s a beginner-friendly sandbar, but crowds are likely here as it’s often busy. Keep your expectations low.

Rusty.

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