Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 475 | 395 | 339 | 345 | 345 | 350 | 339 | 319 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 239 | 664 | 898 | 898 | 799 | 658 | 640 | 552 | 863 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:14AM0.88m | 5:36PM1.51m | 8:16AM0.96m | 6:26PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.02m | 7:09PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.81m | 1:32AM0.15m | 11:48AM0.85m | 2:10AM0.05m | 12:47PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 498 | 475 | 395 | 339 | 345 | 345 | 350 | 339 | 319 | 304 | 240 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 664 | 898 | 898 | 799 | 658 | 640 | 552 | 863 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 120 | 93 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 104 | 113 | 89 | 80 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 128 | 142 | 82 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 51 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 105 | 164 | 273 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 239 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 48 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 81 | 35 | 68 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 81 | 71 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
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