Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 153 | 149 | 89 | 88 | 131 | 94 | 130 | 188 | 220 | 165 | 116 | 150 | 150 | 192 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 173 | 161 | 159 | 127 | 127 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.70m | 11:13PM1.36m | 11:11AM1.66m | 11:59PM1.17m | 11:38AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.24m | 5:15PM0.16m | 4:56AM0.41m | 5:59PM0.22m | 5:16AM0.57m | 6:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 24 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 31 | 76 | 106 | 188 | 220 | 165 | 116 | 89 | 122 | 117 | 81 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 153 | 149 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 109 | 108 | 150 | 150 | 192 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 173 | 161 | 159 | 122 | 122 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 131 | 94 | 130 | 129 | 122 | 67 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 76 | 127 | 127 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 85 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 85 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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