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Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riviera today?

The current surf forecast for Riviera at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414131213131414131313121212121213131818161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1951871341561531171212031951761711231131081067271686767679189129
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
1.00
6:56AM
1.68
8:46PM
1.04
7:30AM
1.74
9:11PM
1.08
8:04AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
0.70
2:23PM
-0.20
1:18AM
0.65
2:52PM
-0.25
1:54AM
0.60
3:21PM
-0.27
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222019191921212121212121212224232323222222222222
Feels °C (?)222019191820191919191818181921191920191818191819
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