Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 385 | 376 | 487 | 481 | 568 | 554 | 457 | 439 | 422 | 411 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 348 | 344 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.06m | 8:17AM1.40m | 7:00PM2.10m | 9:05AM1.45m | 7:35PM2.15m | 9:45AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM1.06m | 1:50AM0.50m | 12:29PM1.13m | 2:28AM0.38m | 1:12PM1.17m | 3:04AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 518 | 385 | 376 | 487 | 481 | 568 | 554 | 457 | 439 | 422 | 411 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 145 | 188 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 480 | 348 | 344 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | SSE 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 75 | 107 | — | 134 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 96 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 138 | 101 | 73 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 33 |
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