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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 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | |
140 | 171 | 142 | 174 | 239 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 191 | 133 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:54PM0.87m | 11:02PM1.47m | 2:13PM0.84m | 11:39PM1.38m | 4:15PM0.87m | 00:32AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.73m | 7:08AM0.06m | 4:52PM0.79m | 8:09AM0.12m | 5:19PM0.87m | 9:15AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 140 | 171 | 142 | 174 | 239 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 191 | 133 | 133 | 134 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 136 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 56 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 136 | 164 | 136 | 15 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 48 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 126 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 203 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 81 |
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