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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 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 214 | 211 | 208 | 175 | 125 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 159 | 114 | 84 | 83 | 97 | 134 | 184 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 166 | 155 | 154 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:19AM 1.20 | 11:10PM 1.70 | 12:15PM 1.01 | 11:49PM 1.66 | 1:33PM 0.83 | 12:39AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:53PM 0.26 | 6:12AM -0.09 | 5:19PM 0.42 | 7:18AM -0.03 | 5:46PM 0.58 | 8:45AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
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