Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 192 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 139 | 101 | 89 | 125 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.80m | 8:44AM2.30m | 9:44PM1.75m | 9:15AM2.39m | 10:34PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.72m | 3:31PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.81m | 4:15PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 192 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 139 | 101 | 89 | 86 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 87 | 125 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 73 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 96 | 73 | 44 | 48 |
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