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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 10 am Friday 03 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 110 | 92 | 99 | 68 | 188 | 183 | 263 | 252 | 315 | 398 | 304 | 298 | 284 | 432 | 542 | 520 | 520 | 507 | 476 | 372 | 434 | 434 | 428 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 1.21 | 10:18PM 1.60 | 11:11AM 1.08 | 10:39PM 1.55 | 11:54AM 0.95 | 11:01PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 0.29 | 5:09AM -0.05 | 4:25PM 0.42 | 5:47AM 0.01 | 4:41PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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