Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eyre Peninsula, Australia)

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Venus Bay Surf Guide

Venus Bay on the West Coast is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

Venus Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	18.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Venus Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Venus Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Venus Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in April while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

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

blown out

62%

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

too small

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

Explore Venus Bay Location Map

Interactive Venus Bay 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 nearest passenger airport to Venus Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR) in Australia, which is 309 km (192 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Venus Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), also in Australia, 404 km (251 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.

Venus Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:56 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Venus Bay look like?

Latest photos from Venus Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Em Reid

Tides at Venus Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Venus Bay, 0 km from Venus Bay.

Next High Water: 01:42am | 0.67m

Next Low Water: 08:40pm | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Venus Bay Sea Temperature

The Venus Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (18.0 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite