Riviera Shorebreak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming up for Riviera Shorebreak. Gotta be straight with you, it’s a tough run ahead. The first real chance of anything decent isn't until Wednesday the 2nd, and even then it's a bit of a struggle.

We start off with absolutely nothing on Tuesday the 1st - just tiny 2ft leftovers from the SW with a cross-on wind. Not worth a paddle. Then Wednesday the 2nd morning, the swell starts to build a bit, showing 5ft from the SSW with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at best (821). It's onshore, though, so expect it to be bumpy. The afternoon gets a little bigger at 7ft from the SSW (1383 energy), but that wind switches and makes it choppy again. It's marginal, and the tide might mess with it.

The best of the bunch, and I mean the only real standout, looks to be Saturday morning the 5th. We've got a solid 4ft SW swell with a long 16-second period. That's proper groundswell energy, reading 1224 on the gauge. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it'll have a little texture, but it's the cleanest we'll see. Riviera Shorebreak rarely breaks, so when it does and it's this clean, you want to be on it. The wave direction is a perfect match for what this spot needs. Be aware that with a long period like that at a beach break, it might close out a bit straight.

After Saturday, it's a slow slide back down. The swell hangs around knee-to-waist high for the next few days, but the winds are never really your friend. Sunday the 6th is tiny and weak, and a cross-shore wind doesn't help. By Monday the 7th, we get some clean cross-offshore winds from the SE, which is a nice change, but the swell drops to 3ft and the energy fades fast (728). It's surfable, but you'll be hunting for the little peaks.

From the 8th right through to the 16th, it's a desert. We're talking 2ft to 3ft of weak, short-period leftovers with mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. The water is a balmy 89° with an anomaly of 4°, so it's much warmer than normal for this time of year, but the waves just aren't there. The last morning on the 16th shows a little 2ft groundswell with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but it's barely enough to get excited about.

So, your window is small. There's a gap of about four days with nothing at the start, and then a long 9-day stretch of poor conditions after the 7th. Don't expect much.

Rusty.

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