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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 4 pm Wednesday 06 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Riviera today?
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | |
248 | 191 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 | 280 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:13PM0.84m | 11:39PM1.38m | 4:15PM0.87m | 00:32AM1.27m | 5:16PM0.95m | 2:04AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.79m | 8:09AM0.12m | 5:19PM0.87m | 9:15AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.91m | 10:16AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 248 | 191 | 133 | 134 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 37 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 80 | 78 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 59 | 11 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 | 280 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 48 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 54 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 89 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 81 | 234 | 89 | 89 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 64 | 32 | 81 |
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