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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 10 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 156 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 76 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 1.27 | 7:14AM 1.56 | 8:15PM 1.39 | 7:59AM 1.56 | 8:41PM 1.49 | 8:39AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26AM 0.40 | 2:02PM -0.19 | 2:08AM 0.23 | 2:32PM -0.14 | 2:47AM 0.10 | 2:59PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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