Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
SW
1
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)16161515151515151414141414141414141413131881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488306435434428428343339334320239236236236236180178175173125154132121121
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcrosscross-
on
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
1.44
11:24PM
2.02
1:36PM
1.32
11:54PM
1.93
12:33AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.11
6:55AM
0.56
5:05PM
1.21
7:58AM
0.64
9:25AM
0.69
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:33-------6:31-------6:30-
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:16------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222221181818181920201816161616181919181817171719
Feels °C (?)191819171817181717181715151515171717171716171718
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