Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 5AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 601 | 932 | 932 | 734 | 692 | 635 | 627 | 788 | 778 | 759 | 670 | 544 | 537 | 530 | 478 | 394 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.71m | 10:26AM1.52m | 10:18PM1.61m | 10:52AM1.58m | 10:57PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.02m | 4:23PM0.33m | 4:43AM0.13m | 5:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 343 | 601 | 932 | 932 | 734 | 692 | 635 | 627 | 788 | 778 | 759 | 670 | 544 | 537 | 530 | 478 | 394 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 104 | 142 | 153 | 153 | 120 | 89 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 149 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 6 | 75 | 85 | 149 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
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