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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 4 am Wednesday 08 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 171 | 171 | 168 | 125 | 123 | 125 | 163 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 211 | 127 | 211 | 271 | 434 | 547 | 491 | 547 | 491 | 399 | 280 | 403 | 532 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56PM 1.30 | 12:54AM 1.19 | 3:20AM 1.14 | 7:08PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 0.24 | 10:34AM 0.23 | 11:42AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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