Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 159 | 386 | 390 | 381 | 347 | 295 | 326 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 288 | 263 | 246 | 272 | 272 | 405 | 301 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.99m | 12:07PM1.48m | 2:45AM0.87m | 12:46PM1.38m | 2:20PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.72m | 8:00PM0.38m | 5:12AM0.84m | 9:44PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 159 | 386 | 390 | 381 | 347 | 295 | 326 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 288 | 263 | 246 | 272 | 272 | 405 | 301 | 239 | 183 | 170 | 158 | 303 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 107 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 81 | 76 | 156 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 139 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 114 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 157 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 162 | 160 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 658 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 234 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
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