
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (30 Jun):
- 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 9PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| 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. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 211 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 270 | 255 | 234 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 214 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 240 | 348 | 322 | 176 | 146 | 142 | 201 | 280 | 288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.52m | 9:57PM2.24m | 12:01PM1.52m | 10:31PM2.19m | 12:35PM1.53m | 11:04PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM1.16m | 5:21AM0.22m | 4:18PM1.16m | 5:54AM0.26m | 4:57PM1.18m | 6:25AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
124 | 211 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 270 | 255 | 234 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 214 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 240 | 348 | 322 | 176 | 146 | 142 | 201 | 280 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
82 | 79 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 146 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
16 | 7 | 75 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 74 | 24 | 23 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 104 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 12 | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 101 | 73 | 32 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 182 | 138 | 73 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 182 | 96 | 73 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
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