Check the Beach

Venice Beach

Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Venice Beach 3 photos

  • Sunset at Caspersen Beach

    Sunset at Caspersen Beach. Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Caspersen Beach 2

    Sunset at Caspersen Beach 2. Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Caspersen Beach in Venice, Florida.gk

    Sunset at Caspersen Beach in Venice, Florida.gk. Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am149
8.5Excellent9 am159
9.1Excellent10 am159
9.2Excellent11 am1610
9.6Excellent12 pm159
9.7Excellent1 pm149
9.2Excellent2 pm138
9.6Excellent3 pm138
9.6Excellent4 pm138
9.5Excellent5 pm159
9.9Excellent6 pm138
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am159
8.7Excellent9 am1711
7.9Great10 am1811
9.3Excellent11 am1711
9.3Excellent12 pm2012
9.4Excellent1 pm1912
9.3Excellent2 pm2113
9.0Excellent3 pm2012
9.0Excellent4 pm2012
9.1Excellent5 pm1811
8.7Excellent6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.3 m. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.2 mLow 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.5 miSouth Venice (village)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miVenice Municipal Airport (VNC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Venice Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 16%