
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
146 | 140 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 216 | 219 | 227 | 232 | 295 | 295 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 376 | 362 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.31m | 9:11AM1.89m | 8:42PM2.30m | 9:39AM1.99m | 9:26PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.76m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:23PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
146 | 140 | 107 | 96 | 64 | 44 | 216 | 219 | 227 | 34 | 27 | 295 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 376 | 362 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 42 | 39 | 83 | 232 | 295 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
79 | 98 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 95 | 78 | 25 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 138 | 138 | 39 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 33 | 33 |
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