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Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 08 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
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212151414141414141313132014121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2592432351411391392242241713523332432392462392291711258697232738651475
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
0
SE
5
NE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglasscrossononcross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.80
3:15AM
1.79
8:07PM
1.35
4:30AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.11
10:34AM
0.82
11:49AM
0.68
9:09PM
1.35
12:36PM
0.54
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------41----
Temp. °C242222212021222219181817161716171716141515151516
Feels °C (?)222120201819201917171715151414141412121414131314
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