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Venice Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot
United States · Florida
Overview
Venice Beach is a Gulf of Mexico coast beach, south of Sarasota. Known as the "Shark Tooth Capital of the World" due to its abundance of fossilized shark teeth, this west-facing beach offers kitesurfing conditions with west and northwest winds. The spot is less crowded than beaches further north like Siesta Key.
Spot forecast for Venice Beach
Sunrise 07:32 · Sunset 18:56
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
- Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
- Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
- Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m
- Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1 m
Venice Beach: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
277h
in May · 30.5 rideable days
The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 277 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 9 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is June, with 392 mm.
Monthly averages: Venice Beach
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 | 119 h | 20 °C | 176 mm |
| February | 18.5 | 123 h | 23 °C | 49 mm |
| March | 24.0 | 170 h | 25 °C | 35 mm |
| April | 27.5 | 206 h | 27 °C | 5 mm |
| May | 30.5 | 277 h | 30 °C | 72 mm |
| June | 20.0 | 125 h | 31 °C | 392 mm |
| July | 25.0 | 144 h | 32 °C | 252 mm |
| August | 22.0 | 168 h | 32 °C | 239 mm |
| September | 17.0 | 88 h | 31 °C | 244 mm |
| October | 9.0 | 36 h | 29 °C | 104 mm |
| November | 12.0 | 66 h | 26 °C | 7 mm |
| December | 14.5 | 84 h | 24 °C | 13 mm |
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Technical details of Venice Beach spot
The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
On the water
Relatively calm Gulf of Mexico waters. Sandy bottom mixed with fossils and shells. Moderate waves with west wind. Possible longshore drift current southward. Warm water year-round. Venice Inlet to the south can generate current.
Hazards
Possible currents near Venice Inlet. Bottom with shells and fossilized shark teeth (wear booties). Frequent stingrays. Jellyfish in season. Occasional sharks attracted by fish schools.
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