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Venice Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Venice Beach 10 photos

  • Sunset at Venice Beach, Los Angeles

    Sunset at Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Matt RF Webb, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Panorama of Venice Beach from the ocean.

    Panorama of Venice Beach from the ocean.. Zachiroth at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Fires in Venice California 1-7-2025 (1)

    Fires in Venice California 1-7-2025 (1). Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Venice beach pier - Los Angeles, United States - Seascape photography

    Venice beach pier - Los Angeles, United States - Seascape photography. Giuseppe Milo (www.pixael.com), CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunset at Venice Beach

    Sunset at Venice Beach. jdlasica, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Frolicking in the surf, Venice Beach

    Frolicking in the surf, Venice Beach. jdlasica, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Surfer in Venice Beach - Los Angeles, United States - Sport photography

    Surfer in Venice Beach - Los Angeles, United States - Sport photography. Giuseppe Milo (www.pixael.com), CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Venice Beach

    Venice Beach. KJGarbutt, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Venice beach looking south

    Venice beach looking south. jdlasica, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Jogging on Venice beach

    Jogging on Venice beach. jdlasica, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am106
8.3Great9 am95
8.6Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm149
8.2Great2 pm1912
7.7Great3 pm2415
8.2Great4 pm1711
8.1Great5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm159
Sat
8.2Great8 am95
8.6Excellent9 am85
8.9Excellent10 am53
9.2Excellent11 am85
9.1Excellent12 pm149
9.0Excellent1 pm159
9.0Excellent2 pm159
9.2Excellent3 pm138
9.3Excellent4 pm138
9.4Excellent5 pm138
9.4Excellent6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Venice Beach

Venice Beach is a white sand beach in Venice, Los Angeles. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby drinking water station and a lifeguard station. It is 0.21 miles from the nearest bus stop and 0.22 miles from nearby toilets.

From Wikipedia

Venice is a neighborhood of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by the city of Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean Front Walk, a 2+1⁄2-mile (4-kilometer) pedestrian promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, and vendors.

Source: Venice, Los Angeles on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 70 m240 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers360 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink46 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miVenice Beach Rentals
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 miPacific & 28th
Nearest town
4.8 km3 miSanta Monica (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

Nearby places

  • Venice Beach RentalsRental
    270 m890 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%