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Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 3PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | |
503 | 596 | 589 | 637 | 622 | 608 | 587 | 518 | 412 | 407 | 397 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 387 | 310 | 306 | 287 | 275 | 214 | 214 | 283 | 408 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.48m | 10:07PM2.19m | 12:31PM1.45m | 10:42PM2.13m | 1:21PM1.43m | 11:17PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.24m | 3:48PM1.20m | 5:41AM0.28m | 4:20PM1.24m | 6:21AM0.33m | 4:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | |
— | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
503 | 596 | 589 | 637 | 622 | 608 | 587 | 518 | 412 | 407 | 397 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 387 | 310 | 306 | 287 | 275 | 183 | 183 | 283 | 408 | 758 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 |
28 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 214 | 214 | 183 | 113 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 21 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | SSE 13 |
87 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 75 | 151 | 100 | 146 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 44 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 138 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 182 | 138 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 138 | 96 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
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