The surf forecast is 2 ft and slightly choppy right now for Venice Beach, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    71° SW @ 9 → 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:23pm / 11:33am
  • BUOY 46221
    W2.6ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 14
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
1pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and choppy at 1pm on Mon 9/14
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (253) 2.2 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (220) 0.9 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Monday, Sep 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    5mph
    3.1ft
    7s
    WSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    7mph
    2.2ft
    8s
    WSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    2.3ft
    9s
    WSW
  • Tuesday, Sep 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    ESE
    6mph
    1ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    2.1ft
    9s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    2ft
    8s
    WSW
  • Wednesday, Sep 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    fair
    ESE
    5mph
    1.4ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    1.2ft
    17s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    1.7ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    9mph
    1.3ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Friday, Sep 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    1mph
    0.9ft
    20s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    0.9ft
    19s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    8mph
    0.8ft
    19s
    SW
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 14, 2026 @ 6:11am.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.

Forecast Services

Surf Captain Mobile
  • App Store Link
  • Google Play Store Link

Surf Captain Widgets

Add Surf Captain Widgets to your website. Choose from two different widget types to provide the 3 day surf forecast or current conditions on your site.

View Service

Surf Etiquette Guide

We created the Surf Captain Surf Etiquette guide to hand out to surf schools and surf shops to help educate the new wave of beginner surfers. Free for those willing to help educate.

View Service

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

The Surf Captain cross promotional tide charts offer you and your business and easy and inexpensive way to market your brand. The tide charts are 3 months front, and 3 months back, with your logo and business info on the top of each side.

View Service

Surf Captain Mini Handbook

The Surf Captain Mini Handbooks - A Simple Guide to Surf Forecasting. The Mini Handbook is a trifold brochure providing the basic understandings of ocean wave science and surf forecasting.

View Service