Venice · Sarasota County · Florida
Venice Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Venice Pier, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.5 ft at 4 seconds from the northwest, with a 5 mph onshore wind from the west. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.1 ft at 4:35 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.5 ft · 4 s · NW
- Wind
- 5 mph (W)onshore
- Tide
- 2.2 ft fallinglow 2.1 ft at 4:35 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 87°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:42 pm
Venice Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Venice Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low 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 Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (W) | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (SE) | 1.7 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
Venice Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Venice Pier arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 0% 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 Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Venice Pier: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Venice 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 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · NNW | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · NW | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.1 ft · 3 s · S | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 3.8 ft · 5 s · NW | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 6 s · NNW | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 5 s · NW | 12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 11 mph offshore (ENE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (NE), gusts 25 | 16 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Venice Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Venice Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Venice Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 5:31 am, high 2.5 ft at 12:48 pm, low 2.1 ft at 4:35 pm and high 3.3 ft at 10:26 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and falling.
Venice Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:31 amHigh 2.5 ft at 12:48 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:35 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:26 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 6:11 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:14 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:01 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.8 ft at 6:44 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:09 pmLow 2.2 ft at 4:55 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 7:28 amHigh 2.3 ft at 3:13 pmLow 2.3 ft at 5:06 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.4 ft at 12 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:23 amHigh 2.0 ft at 3:42 pmLow 2.0 ft at 5:59 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.9 ft at 12:35 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:04 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.6 ft at 1:19 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:50 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.5 ft at 2:15 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:44 amHigh 2.2 ft at 7:41 pmLow 2.1 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 3:17 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:39 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Venice Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Venice Pier is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 87°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 77 and 79°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 Pier
- Venice Beach1.9 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Venice Jetties South2.8 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Venice North Jetty3.1 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Manasota Key5.0 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Turtle Beach11 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Englewood Beach12 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Venice Pier
Venice Pier is a pier in Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, facing west. Also called Sharky's, Brohard Park and Venice Fishing Pier.
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