Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 463 | 367 | 398 | 251 | 367 | 441 | 326 | 334 | 545 | 859 | 827 | 493 | 474 | 434 | 559 | 559 | 461 | 449 | 437 | 431 | 394 | 321 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.14m | 2:48PM1.44m | 3:09AM0.93m | 3:42PM1.45m | 5:11AM0.84m | 4:40PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.37m | 9:43PM0.52m | 8:31AM0.55m | 11:24PM0.42m | 9:18AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 488 | 463 | 240 | 235 | 247 | 188 | 191 | 326 | 334 | 545 | 859 | 827 | 493 | 474 | 434 | 559 | 559 | 461 | 449 | 437 | 431 | 394 | 293 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 367 | 398 | 251 | 367 | 441 | 125 | 125 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 196 | 84 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 119 | 209 | 253 | 321 | 321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 151 | 175 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 34 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 86 | 234 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 85 | 234 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 149 | 89 | 89 | 0 |
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