Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515141414141414141413161616161314141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242242246249314246239229156156158158156210141147147147147102143158167169
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.74
6:52AM
1.85
7:58PM
1.88
7:40AM
1.90
8:18PM
2.03
8:27AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.48
1:11AM
1.04
1:29PM
0.47
1:49AM
0.82
1:57PM
0.49
2:28AM
0.59
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:24-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C171716161515151616161616151515171817171615151517
Feels °C (?)14131213121312121091013141313151513141414141415
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