Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
23.9°C
4.5° 

Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
87
145
132
130
142
129
133
193
211
236
115
115
327
404
497
497
644
522
448
437
566
552
539
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:05AM1.40m
12:55PM2.04m
2:49AM1.24m
1:54PM2.02m
6:07AM1.26m
3:18PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.96m
8:30PM0.65m
6:31AM1.11m
10:12PM0.59m
7:12AM1.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
22
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
22
22
20
20
22
22
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
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