Riviera Shorebreak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this Riviera Shorebreak stretch is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. We’re not seeing any real standouts, so let’s walk through what little there is.

The first real window of interest is a very short one on the morning of Saturday, the 5th. We’ve got a bit of a pulse from the southwest, with a 4ft swell and a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is solid (1381), but this is a big, long-period groundswell hitting a beach break, which means it could be a bit fat and straight. The wind is light and from the WSW, technically offshore for this spot, which is a major positive. It’ll be clean. But this wave is a rare breaker, so don’t expect much consistency. The water’s sitting at 89°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfy in boardshorts.

After that Saturday morning window, it’s a slow fade. The swell drops to 4ft early Sunday, then to 3ft, and the energy falls off a cliff. By Sunday afternoon, the wind swings cross-onshore and the quality goes out the window.

From Monday the 7th onward, it’s a long, sad stretch of tiny, choppy, or messy conditions. The swell hangs around 2ft to 3ft for the next week and a half, with energy levels dropping into the low hundreds (e.g., 423 on Tuesday the 8th, 339 on Tuesday afternoon). The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping things bumpy. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Saturday the 12th where the wind goes glassy, and the swell is 3ft from the SW with a 14-second period—that’s a clean, small wave, but with only 279 energy, it’s barely a ripple.

The long-range stuff around the 18th and 19th sees the swell period stretching out to 19-21 seconds, but the heights are pathetic (1ft to 2ft) and the energy stays in the low 400s to 500s. That’s all noise and no power.

Bottom line: the only half-decent chance is early Saturday morning, September 5th. If you’re a longboarder or have a log, you might get a few clean lines. For everyone else? This is a kite-surfing setup in the afternoon trades, not a paddle surfer’s paradise. It’s a tough run, but forecasts can change, so don’t throw your board in the shed just yet.

Rusty.

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