The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Venice Beach, FL

WEATHER - LIVE
86° W @ 17 → 20mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
12:08pm / 3:48am
BUOY 42098
WNW2.6ft @ 5s
WATER TEMP
88° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

WED 19

THU 20

FRI 21

SAT 22

SUN 23

4am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 4am on Wed 8/19

WINDWNW 12 mph

PRIMARYWNW (299) 1.7 ft @ 4 sec

SECONDARY

TIDE LEVEL

High Tide,2.1 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Wednesday, Aug 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

WNW

12mph
1.8ft
4s
WNW
12pm
1 ft
choppy

WNW

8mph
1.8ft
4s
WNW
6pm
1 ft
choppy

WNW

14mph
2ft
4s
WNW

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
fair

NW

6mph
1.4ft
5s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WNW

10mph
1.1ft
4s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

W

11mph
1ft
4s
WNW

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

WSW

5mph
1ft
4s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
clean

W

4mph
0.9ft
4s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

WSW

6mph
0.7ft
4s
WNW

Saturday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

SW

4mph
0.8ft
4s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

WSW

9mph
0.9ft
4s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

W

9mph
0.8ft
4s
WNW

Sunday, Aug 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

SSW

7mph
0.8ft
4s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNW

9mph
0.6ft
4s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

W

5mph
0.7ft
4s
WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	WNW 12mph	1.8ft 4s WNW
12pm	1 ft choppy	WNW 8mph	1.8ft 4s WNW
6pm	1 ft choppy	WNW 14mph	2ft 4s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft fair	NW 6mph	1.4ft 5s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	WNW 10mph	1.1ft 4s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	W 11mph	1ft 4s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	WSW 5mph	1ft 4s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft clean	W 4mph	0.9ft 4s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft fair	WSW 6mph	0.7ft 4s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	SW 4mph	0.8ft 4s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft fair	WSW 9mph	0.9ft 4s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	W 9mph	0.8ft 4s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	SSW 7mph	0.8ft 4s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNW 9mph	0.6ft 4s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft fair	W 5mph	0.7ft 4s WNW

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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 19, 2026 @ 3:02am.

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