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· After dark · current model. Venice Breakwater is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with 6 mph offshore wind.

Venice Breakwater

Beach · blend

After dark · current model

6–9 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 1.8 ft at 15s from SW

Wind from ENE at 6 mph, gusts 9, light offshore
Tide 3.8 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Mid to high, dropping
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:26 AM–6:59 PM
SWELL
W–WNW (260–300°)
OFFSHORE
ENE
BOARD
Both
  • Hollow, powerful jetty break that breaks boards.
  • Best on distant WNW–W groundswell with NE wind.

Live buoy Santa Monica Bay

12.9 MI · OFFSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 215°
WATER
74°

Observed 5:00 AM · 1 hr old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 6 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor–Fair SB

6 mph, gusts 9, offshore · 3.8 ft rising

Nearshore 1.8 ft at 15s from SW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy1.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 9, offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 16, offshore3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 12, cross-onshore3.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 13, onshore4.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 11, onshore5.0 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore2.1 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, offshore−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy1.3 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph, gusts 4, glassy3.8 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 9, onshore2.6 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 16, onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 22, onshore5.5 ft and rising
Mon 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph onshore3.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph offshore4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph cross-onshore2.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, onshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours0 mph, gusts 3, glassy4.5 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, cross-offshore0.8 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy3.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy5.0 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph cross-onshore2.3 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 10, onshore4.5 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross-offshore5.2 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy1.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy0.3 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.6 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good2 mph glassy5.5 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph onshore2.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 10, onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 11, onshore3.5 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 4, glassy5.4 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours4 mph cross-offshore2.6 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours0 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Good2 mph glassy3.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good3 mph cross-onshore5.8 ft and rising
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good4 mph cross-onshore3.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair6 mph, gusts 11, onshore2.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 5, glassy5.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Good, dark hours5 mph cross-offshore3.3 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM4–5 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore0.9 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM4–5 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Good3 mph offshore3.0 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Good2 mph, gusts 3, glassy5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair5 mph onshore4.0 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair7 mph cross-onshore0.4 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable6 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore1.2 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, cross4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:26 AM–6:59 PM

GOOD 2.5–5.5 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.9′L 3.2′H 5.3′NOW
High 6:44 AMLow 10:55 AMHigh 4:48 PM

Santa Monica · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 6 AM

New SSW swell fills in Thursday midday.

Details

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Thursday midday, peaks Friday evening.

Primary1.5 ft · 11s
SW216°
Secondary0.7 ft · 10s
SSE159°

Nearshore model anchored to the Santa Monica Bay buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A beach break for longboards at 2–4 ft and shortboards at 3–6 ft. Best on W to WNW swell with ENE wind, mid to high tide, dropping. Hollow, powerful jetty break that breaks boards. Best on distant WNW–W groundswell with NE wind.

Break
Beach
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
W–WNW (260°–300°)
Best tide
Mid to high, dropping

Spot research: WannaSurf, Surf-Forecast, Mondo Surf and Westside Los Angeles.

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