Venice Beach forecast: weather, water & waves
Venice, FL · Southwest Florida, United States · 27.099, -82.456
Updated : moderate seaweed, beach grade B+, sea 78°F.
Veabird's call
Wait for Sunday at A- with calm water and a 2% rain chance in Venice.
April and May grade best, and January usually has the lowest seaweed.
Grades from Veabird's beach forecast; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 12, 18:00 UTC.
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Questions about Venice Beach
Does Venice Beach get sargassum (seaweed)?
Only a little in most years. At Venice Beach the typical-year risk stays low, even around July, the usual peak (moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach in an estimated 13% of weeks). Landings vary by year, wind and currents.
How warm is the water at Venice Beach?
About 74°F in November. The sea is warmest in July (about 89°F) and coolest in January and February (about 64°F).
When is the best time to visit Venice Beach?
For warm water and less rain, aim for May, June and October. October is usually the quietest of those, with about 12 rainy days and a sea near 81°F.
When is hurricane season at Venice Beach, and how often do storms hit?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November and peaks around September. A tropical storm passed within 86 miles of Venice Beach in 19 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 5. The riskiest stretch is around August 27, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 4%; across all of September it is about 11%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
Sargassum season at Venice Beach Resorts
Low sargassum risk year-round at Venice Beach Resorts: even around July, the usual peak, Veabird estimates moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach in about 13% of weeks. Actual landings vary a lot by year, wind and currents; check the live conditions above.
Estimated share of weeks in each month with moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach. Veabird takes the landing season seen on Quintana Roo's beaches (a Puerto Morelos beach camera, 2015–2020, and the Mexican Navy's beach alerts, 2022–2026), the nearest coast with a multi-year beach record (this one has none), and scales it by how often NOAA AOML satellites see notable seaweed within about 20 km of this stretch of coast: 11% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 20% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 27%) measures seaweed offshore, not on the sand: off the Riviera Maya it reads high even in winter, when little lands. Very low under 10%, Low 10–24%, Moderate 25–44%, High 45–69%, Very high 70%+. Beach faces 265°; onshore winds from that direction push seaweed ashore. Satellite sargassum data: USF Optical Oceanography Lab (Sargassum Watch System) via NOAA AOML. The satellite record as open data.
Southwest Florida month by month
Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit Southwest Florida.
- Southwest Florida in January
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Weather, water & seaweed by month at Venice Beach Resorts
Average highs run from about 71°F in January to 90°F in July. The sea is warmest in July (about 89°F) and coolest in January and February (about 64°F). February, November and December are usually the driest, with about 6 rainy days each; July and August are the wettest, with about 25 rainy days.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 64°F | 8 | Very low |
| Feb | 75°F | 64°F | 6 | Very low |
| Mar | 80°F | 71°F | 8 | Very low |
| Apr | 83°F | 75°F | 9 | Very low |
| May | 87°F | 82°F | 13 | Very low |
| Jun | 88°F | 87°F | 22 | Low |
| Jul | 90°F | 89°F | 25 | Low |
| Aug | 89°F | 88°F | 25 | Very low |
| Sep | 88°F | 87°F | 23 | Very low |
| Oct | 85°F | 81°F | 12 | Very low |
| Nov | 79°F | 74°F | 6 | Very low |
| Dec | 74°F | 68°F | 6 | Very low |
Monthly averages from 6 years of ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo) for this area's 0.5° grid cell; rainy days have at least 1 mm (0.04 in). Sargassum is the typical-year estimate described above. Any given year can differ.
Cleanup & barriers
- Offshore barriers
- None deployed offshore.
- Public cleanup
- County beach raking/hand removal when landings exceed thresholds (Collier, Lee, Sarasota).
- Resort crews
- Resort grounds crews rake daily in season.
- Typical clearing time
- same-day to 2 days
Safety notes
US domestic
- Red tide (Karenia brevis) episodes most common late summer–winter; check FWC red tide map.
- Stingray shuffle in shallow water May–Oct.
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Venice, FL
- Naples Pier & Fifth Avenue South
- Sanibel shelling & J.N. 'Ding' Darling NWR
- Everglades airboat tours from Everglades City
- 10,000 Islands kayaking
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Nearest airports
- Sarasota–Bradenton Intl (SRQ), ~34 km
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), ~50 km
Nearby resorts
- Siesta Key Beach Resorts Siesta Key, FL · 21 km
- Sandcastle Resort at Lido Beach Sarasota, FL · 25 km
- Lido Beach Resort Sarasota, FL · 27 km
- Cirque St Armands Beachside Sarasota, FL · 27 km
- The Resort at Longboat Key Club Longboat Key, FL · 34 km
- Zota Beach Resort Longboat Key, FL · 36 km
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