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Riviera Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 349 | 367 | 277 | 212 | 195 | 167 | 224 | 236 | 235 | 235 | 220 | 238 | 195 | 170 | 174 | 176 | 176 | 167 | 210 | 212 | 210 | 145 | 99 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:00PM 1.60 | 5:33AM 0.88 | 5:00PM 1.71 | 7:08AM 0.94 | 5:59PM 1.81 | 8:11AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM 0.26 | 10:00AM 0.65 | 12:49AM 0.04 | 11:17AM 0.73 | 1:45AM -0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County
Wind reports 20 km away suggest it is still onshore at Riviera (light winds from the WSW at Oceanside/red-b). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 10s swell, also from the SSW and a 0.2m 10s swell, also from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
20 km away, 2 h 10 min ago
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