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Venice Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Los Angeles, CA
Venice Beach Pier, Los Angeles, California: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 16 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the east-southeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 16 s · WSWplus 1.1 ft · 6 s · W
- Wind
- 4 mph (ESE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.3 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:54 pm
Venice Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Venice Beach Pier: 8 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Venice Beach Pier: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Great | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E), gusts 9 | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Great | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
Venice Beach Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Venice Beach Pier arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 38 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 43% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Venice Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Venice Beach Pier: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Venice Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 16 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.6 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 5 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 6 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 24 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Venice Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Venice Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Venice Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.6 ft at 1:56 am, high 6.9 ft at 8:17 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm and high 4.6 ft at 9:56 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and falling.
Venice Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.6 ft at 1:56 amHigh 6.9 ft at 8:17 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:31 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:30 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:03 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:11 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:29 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:07 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:45 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:26 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:34 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:19 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:07 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:51 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:14 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:36 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:48 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:33 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:35 amHigh 4.8 ft at 1 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.6 ft at 4:52 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:51 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Venice Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Venice Beach Pier is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Venice Beach Pier
- Venice Breakwater0.5 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Toes Beach1.6 mi SSE · 4 ft · Great
- Bay Street2.6 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- Dockweiler State Beach2.9 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Great
- Santa Monica State Beach3.6 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- El Segundo4.6 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Great
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About Venice Beach Pier
Venice Beach Pier is a pier in Los Angeles County, California, facing southwest. Also called Venice Pier and Washington Boulevard Pier.
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