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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 Tuesday 19 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
18.6° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
93 | 93 | 91 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 133 | 303 | 303 | 184 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 249 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.82m | 1:50PM1.03m | 00:25AM1.66m | 3:03PM1.08m | 1:36AM1.47m | 4:09PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.66m | 7:06AM-0.30m | 6:12PM0.73m | 8:07AM-0.19m | 7:38PM0.77m | 9:10AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 90 | 13 | 9 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 249 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | W 4 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 90 | 90 | 6 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 86 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 4 | S 16 | S 16 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 93 | 91 | 58 | 90 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 133 | 11 | 8 | 184 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 100 | 6 | 99 | 152 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 86 | 23 | 2 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 85 | 139 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 234 | 89 |
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