Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 387 | 402 | 232 | 234 | 243 | 161 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.28m | 12:47PM1.51m | 1:15AM1.05m | 1:28PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.37m | 6:17AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.43m | 6:40AM0.56m | 8:50PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 387 | 402 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 232 | 234 | 243 | 161 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 160 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 234 | 89 |
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