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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 Friday 10 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 3PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
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) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 491 | 491 | 280 | 403 | 532 | 539 | 545 | 545 | 539 | 402 | 397 | 392 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 434 | 344 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 0.99 | 4:57AM 1.19 | 7:09PM 1.09 | 5:57AM 1.27 | 7:21PM 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:42AM 0.15 | 11:18PM 0.84 | 12:24PM 0.08 | 12:17AM 0.68 | 12:56PM 0.02 | 1:00AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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