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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 4 am Sunday 03 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | |
65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 156 | 169 | 102 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 179 | 145 | 144 | 140 | 142 | 142 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:11AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.62m | 11:58AM0.93m | 10:31PM1.55m | 12:54PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM-0.13m | 3:48PM0.59m | 5:34AM-0.08m | 4:10PM0.66m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 4:32PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 156 | 169 | 102 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 179 | 145 | 144 | 140 | 142 | 25 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 82 | 8 | 27 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 80 | 49 | 11 | 142 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 27 | 173 | 287 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 112 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 559 | 234 | 89 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 159 | 559 | 559 | 89 | 89 |
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