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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 Saturday 18 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 242 | 239 | 301 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 170 | 163 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 98 | 113 | 103 | 140 | 85 | 83 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 1.21 | 10:04PM 1.87 | 11:29AM 1.09 | 10:44PM 1.84 | 12:33PM 0.97 | 11:31PM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.34 | 5:16AM -0.34 | 4:26PM 0.46 | 6:11AM -0.29 | 5:03PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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