Venice Beach surf report
Los Angeles, California
Updated 4:03 AM PDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Venice Beach is also scored for
About Venice Beach
Venice Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 58°F in February to 71°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in August and September — 2 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 58°F in February.
Today it is 74°F. That is 3° above the August average of 71°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier about 3.8 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Venice Beach good for surfing today?
Good surf today — we score it 82 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.