Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.3° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
49
54
35
36
61
55
90
41
62
62
62
46
46
46
66
66
64
89
71
67
63
38
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
E
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
0
N
5
N
5
N
0
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
7:07PM1.42m
6:59AM1.31m
7:35PM1.53m
7:47AM1.28m
8:01PM1.61m
8:30AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.29m
1:18PM0.06m
2:01AM0.13m
1:48PM0.14m
2:38AM0.01m
2:14PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:29
7:30
7:30
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
45
17
18
54
13
21
61
22
39
9
10
10
11
8
25
25
66
9
11
12
13
14
63
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
34
45
49
34
22
36
21
42
90
41
42
62
62
44
46
46
25
66
64
89
64
67
38
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
20
34
34
32
35
31
41
55
36
28
62
43
44
46
28
29
45
24
21
38
71
63
23
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
17
18
18
13
12
11
10
13
12
11
19
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
252
9
9
9
9
89
559
89
139
9
0
0
0
89
559
126
89
0
0
0
0
86
559
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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