Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riviera today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Riviera at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Riviera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 198 | 213 | 163 | 158 | 133 | 160 | 111 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 107 | 104 | 96 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.11m | 10:25AM1.23m | 9:32PM2.10m | 11:06AM1.29m | 10:19PM2.02m | 11:47AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM-0.47m | 3:20PM0.54m | 4:49AM-0.44m | 4:12PM0.50m | 5:29AM-0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 198 | 213 | 163 | 158 | 133 | 160 | 93 | 110 | 131 | 133 | 194 | 96 | 95 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 47 | 103 | 124 | 97 | 115 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 88 | 133 | 96 | 96 | 76 | 84 | 111 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 96 | 194 | 15 | 66 | 83 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 15 | S 12 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 133 | 133 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 17 | 47 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 107 | 104 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 6 | 86 | 81 | 81 |
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