Venice Jetties Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-26
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:56 UTC), Venice Jetties is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the NW is off its ideal S direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the E. Venice Jetties is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the S, with glassy / no wind from the N, on a mid incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It best suits improving and intermediate surfers.

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Best conditions for Venice Jetties

Venice Jetties is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the S, with glassy / no wind from the N, on a mid incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height2–4 ft
Ideal periodshort-period (under 8s)
Best swell directionS
Best windglassy / no wind from the N
Best tidemid & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 09:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.0 ft
Dominant period5s
Swell directionWNW (299°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 42099 (112 mi away)
Wind5 kt from the E — NDBC VENF1 (3 mi away)

Venice Jetties 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Venice Jetties from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Wed Aug 260 ft2s W13 kt S
Thu Aug 270–1 ft3s SSE9 kt SSE
Fri Aug 280–1 ft4s S11 kt ESE
Sat Aug 291 ft3s S15 kt SE
Sun Aug 301 ft4s SSE10 kt E
Mon Aug 311–2 ft3s SSE10 kt E
Tue Sep 11–2 ft4s SE11 kt ENE

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8726384 (Port Manatee), the nearest tide station (37 mi away). Times local.

Venice Jetties tide chart for 2026-08-26 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 0.0ft12:29a1.5ft7:46a1.3ft10:57a2.1ft5:11p0.2ft1:14a1.6ft8:19a1.3ft12:57p1.8ft6:30pNow0.02.1

Frequently asked

Is Venice Jetties working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:56 UTC), Venice Jetties is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the NW is off its ideal S direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the E.

Is Venice Jetties good for beginners?

Venice Jetties is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Venice Jetties?

Venice Jetties tends to be best on a mid incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Venice Jetties?

The best swell direction for Venice Jetties is from the south (S). Swell arriving from the south lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Venice Jetties?

Venice Jetties is most often good when it's glassy, with little to no wind — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Light or offshore wind keeps the wave face clean; check the live report on this page for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Venice Jetties come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 42099) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Port Manatee). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Venice Jetties is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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