Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 258 | 294 | 289 | 213 | 210 | 227 | 206 | 187 | 184 | 190 | 133 | 90 | 235 | 214 | 206 | 203 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.82m | 10:23AM2.23m | 11:18PM1.66m | 10:56AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.71m | 5:09PM0.35m | 4:35AM0.85m | 6:00PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 318 | 258 | 294 | 289 | 213 | 210 | 227 | 206 | 93 | 159 | 190 | 119 | 67 | 46 | 214 | 206 | 203 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 10 | W 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 129 | 167 | 211 | 163 | 165 | 158 | 147 | 142 | 184 | 187 | 133 | 83 | 235 | 21 | 68 | 21 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 15 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 123 | 21 | 33 | 90 | 187 | 97 | 93 | 58 | 90 | 81 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 96 | 150 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 106 | 96 | 59 | 32 |
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