Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 352 | 322 | 380 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 366 | 534 | 419 | 387 | 381 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.44m | 7:40AM1.63m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:03AM1.76m | 8:38PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.20m | 2:02PM0.21m | 1:54AM0.24m | 2:39PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 322 | 380 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 366 | 534 | 419 | 387 | 381 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 356 | 352 | 18 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 178 | 38 | 49 | 89 | 91 | 82 | 63 | 43 | 29 | 58 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 10 | 243 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 123 | — | — | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | — | 25 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 29 | 23 | — | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 89 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 89 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 89 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
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