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Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.2
S
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.5
S
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1341110109101614161312151515151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6950791561218510486132131831121211671671671651161048799999999
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.52
8:38AM
2.21
10:48PM
1.47
9:09AM
2.17
11:39PM
1.42
9:42AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.15
4:05PM
0.26
2:48AM
1.20
4:45PM
0.31
3:13AM
1.25
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:28-------6:30-------6:31---
Sunset-------4:45-------4:45-------4:45
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2209---------------------
Temp. °C151413141516171917161616161720211918181817181918
Feels °C (?)12129111213131713131213121316181616171715171716
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