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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    68° W @ 12mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:52am / 6:55pm
  • BUOY 42098
    W2ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    68° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
SUN 18
7am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and choppy at 7am on Wed 1/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND WNW 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (309) 0.7 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY W (276) 0.2 ft @ 5 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 0.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Jan 14
    SURF WIND SWELL
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    13mph
    1.6ft
    3s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    1.3ft
    4s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Wednesday
  • Thursday, Jan 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    3.8ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    24mph
    5.6ft
    6s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    24mph
    7ft
    8s
    WNW
  • Friday, Jan 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NE
    18mph
    3.9ft
    8s
    WNW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    2.9ft
    8s
    W
    6pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    2.3ft
    7s
    W
  • Saturday, Jan 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    12mph
    1.5ft
    7s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    1.1ft
    6s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    N
    4mph
    0.9ft
    6s
    W
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  • Sunday, Jan 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    0.6ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    22mph
    2.9ft
    4s
    W
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    23mph
    5.5ft
    6s
    NW
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jan 14, 2026 @ 8:13pm.
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