Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
24.0°C
4.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
154
99
99
98
83
75
80
65
87
145
132
130
142
129
133
195
211
233
128
241
327
404
553
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:03AM1.60m
12:12PM2.05m
1:05AM1.40m
12:55PM2.04m
2:49AM1.24m
1:54PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.80m
7:10PM0.65m
6:04AM0.96m
8:30PM0.65m
6:31AM1.11m
10:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
21
20
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
21
21
22
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