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Riviera Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Riviera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Riviera sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 112 | 126 | 158 | 143 | 139 | 181 | 133 | 112 | 106 | 73 | 103 | 101 | 144 | 206 | 279 | 273 | 343 | 432 | 418 | 404 | 487 | 459 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM 1.58 | 5:17PM 1.15 | 5:27AM 1.76 | 6:20PM 1.17 | 6:03AM 1.92 | 7:18PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:37AM 0.30 | 11:01PM 0.34 | 12:26PM 0.03 | 11:41PM 0.41 | 1:13PM -0.20 | 12:23AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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