Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Riviera surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Riviera today?

The current surf forecast for Riviera at 4PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)181817171616161615151514141414131313131313181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11310715415720119319118813011012112016311393908989878684106102144
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
E
0
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
0
NW
5
N
0
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.41
6:34PM
0.82
4:57AM
1.48
7:26PM
0.90
5:40AM
1.54
7:57PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.21
9:56PM
0.74
12:48PM
0.07
11:03PM
0.77
1:22PM
-0.05
11:57PM
0.75
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:01-------5:02-------5:04----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171920212019181918202121212020192020232220202020
Feels °C (?)121516171616131414171717171717171718201818181817
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

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.

View detailed surf forecast for Riviera at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest