Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 107 | 65 | 140 | 140 | 131 | 124 | 211 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 270 | 255 | 234 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 214 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 240 | 348 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.25m | 11:27AM1.52m | 9:57PM2.24m | 12:01PM1.52m | 10:31PM2.19m | 12:35PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.20m | 3:41PM1.16m | 5:21AM0.22m | 4:18PM1.16m | 5:54AM0.26m | 4:57PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 148 | 107 | 17 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 124 | 211 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 270 | 255 | 234 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 214 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 240 | 348 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 71 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 56 | 97 | 74 | 131 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 138 | 478 | 150 | 73 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 657 | 106 | 73 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 138 | 96 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bolsa Chica surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest