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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    85° SSW @ 11 → 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:07am / 1:59pm
  • BUOY 42098
    W3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 2
MON 3
TUE 4
WED 5
THU 6
2pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 2pm on Sun 8/2
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWSW 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWNW (285) 1.6 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (205) 0.2 ft @ 5 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,2.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Sunday, Aug 2
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    9mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    WNW
  • Monday, Aug 3
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    1.6ft
    6s
    WNW
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.7ft
    6s
    W
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    1.9ft
    6s
    W
  • Tuesday, Aug 4
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    1.3ft
    5s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Aug 5
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    W
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    W
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    NW
    6mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    W
  • Thursday, Aug 6
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    11mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    ESE
    8mph
    1.2ft
    4s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    1.2ft
    5s
    S
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 2, 2026 @ 9:05am.
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