Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 294 | 267 | 289 | 285 | 254 | 193 | 141 | 187 | 201 | 178 | 354 | 330 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 239 | 291 | 273 | 147 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.81m | 10:56PM1.31m | 10:38AM1.82m | 11:50PM1.14m | 11:15AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.32m | 4:54PM0.02m | 4:24AM0.46m | 5:44PM0.03m | 4:49AM0.60m | 6:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 176 | 294 | 267 | 289 | 285 | 254 | 76 | 130 | 187 | 201 | 130 | 67 | 330 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 239 | 291 | 273 | 130 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 91 | 257 | 208 | 206 | 140 | 134 | 193 | 140 | 128 | 137 | 178 | 354 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | W 6 |
| kJ | 211 | 11 | 18 | 106 | 161 | 122 | 128 | 141 | 104 | 58 | 111 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 147 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 53 | 203 | 559 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 203 | 89 | 12 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 68 | 85 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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