Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
22.7°C
5.2° 

Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
612
581
551
505
498
417
417
417
417
344
348
353
348
272
264
229
175
175
175
175
133
133
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:29PM1.81m
5:24AM1.85m
4:49PM1.78m
5:55AM1.98m
5:53PM1.76m
6:24AM2.10m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.43m
11:12AM0.99m
11:17PM0.49m
12:07PM0.77m
11:56PM0.58m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
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