Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 362 | 291 | 298 | 432 | 432 | 391 | 289 | 268 | 326 | 356 | 448 | 448 | 582 | 340 | 306 | 302 | 298 | 493 | 487 | 532 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:56AM2.16m | 9:20PM1.92m | 9:22AM2.21m | 10:03PM1.82m | 9:47AM2.23m | 10:46PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.42m | 3:10AM0.60m | 3:54PM0.34m | 3:36AM0.74m | 4:32PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 367 | 202 | 210 | 164 | 377 | 149 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 448 | 448 | 582 | 340 | 306 | 109 | 298 | 493 | 223 | 117 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 362 | 291 | 283 | 161 | 272 | 111 | 75 | 69 | 326 | 356 | 268 | 264 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 201 | 198 | 268 | 319 | 532 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 260 | 153 | 155 | 298 | 432 | 432 | 391 | 289 | 254 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 302 | 105 | 101 | 487 | 194 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 30 | 53 | 121 | 188 | 193 | 331 | — | — | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 106 | 73 | 68 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 51 | 138 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 581 | 606 | 651 | 300 | 120 |
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