Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 741 | 585 | 555 | 424 | 325 | 311 | 250 | 231 | 222 | 251 | 663 | 639 | 603 | 589 | 454 | 398 | 364 | 849 | 569 | 336 | 248 | 216 | 144 | 91 | 58 | 55 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.43m | 11:43AM1.76m | 4:21AM1.51m | 12:54PM1.64m | 4:41AM1.60m | 2:28PM1.55m | 4:58AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM1.42m | 8:06PM0.61m | 7:47AM1.45m | 8:59PM0.64m | 9:49AM1.34m | 9:44PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 741 | 585 | 555 | 424 | 325 | 311 | 222 | 125 | 222 | 157 | 663 | 639 | 603 | 589 | 454 | 269 | 263 | 101 | 191 | 163 | 109 | 107 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 269 | 269 | 132 | 132 | 263 | 259 | 250 | 231 | 92 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 105 | 2 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 65 | 28 | 55 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 114 | 251 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 37 | 398 | 364 | 849 | 569 | 336 | 248 | 216 | 144 | 91 | 58 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 73 | 73 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 478 | 182 | 59 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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