- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Riviera Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 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 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
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 Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
236 | 219 | 332 | 280 | 299 | 260 | 546 | 262 | 235 | 220 | 473 | 312 | 543 | 350 | 107 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 70 | 92 | 95 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.00m | 10:41AM1.12m | 9:46PM2.00m | 11:38AM1.08m | 10:33PM1.94m | 12:41PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM-0.47m | 3:29PM0.52m | 5:14AM-0.47m | 4:14PM0.59m | 6:08AM-0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 159 | 219 | 332 | 280 | 299 | 260 | 546 | 262 | 235 | 220 | 473 | 312 | 543 | 350 | 107 | 81 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 236 | 215 | 210 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 55 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 65 | 92 | 95 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | W 13 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 92 | 89 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 70 | 69 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 6 | 32 | 85 | 86 | 203 | 86 | 68 | 86 | 32 | 6 | 85 | 180 | 137 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Riviera surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest