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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    80° S @ 5 → 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:20pm / 12:15pm
  • BUOY 46221
    SW2.6ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Spring Suit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
1pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and choppy at 1pm on Thu 7/16
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (225) 1.2 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWSW (254) 1.8 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Jul 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    ESE
    4mph
    1.2ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    1.2ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    1.2ft
    16s
    SW
  • Friday, Jul 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    1.3ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    1.4ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    1.4ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    SE
    3mph
    1.6ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1.3ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1ft
    18s
    SW
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    2ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SW
    9mph
    3.3ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Monday, Jul 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SSW
    2mph
    3.7ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    3.6ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    8mph
    3.3ft
    12s
    SSW
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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jul 16, 2026 @ 12:55pm.
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