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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 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 109 | 95 | 110 | 133 | 152 | 99 | 76 | 72 | 188 | 183 | 263 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17AM 1.43 | 9:31PM 1.61 | 9:55AM 1.33 | 9:55PM 1.62 | 10:32AM 1.21 | 10:18PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23PM 0.05 | 3:58AM -0.05 | 3:45PM 0.17 | 4:33AM -0.06 | 4:06PM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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