Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 PST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616151515151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)556161609313513413413413212912216315915715711010910715014413894104
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
0
S
5
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
2.20
7:45PM
1.65
6:37AM
2.30
8:13PM
1.75
7:24AM
2.34
8:41PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.22
1:05PM
0.14
12:30AM
1.07
1:44PM
0.08
1:19AM
0.92
2:19PM
0.09
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:22-------6:22-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:46-------5:47--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222424262927252422212022232119181717182021201917
Feels °C (?)232322242624242322211921211919181718192019171615
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