Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 152 | 147 | 128 | 181 | 175 | 180 | 214 | 211 | 276 | 316 | 390 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 376 | 447 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.04m | 8:05AM1.96m | 7:50PM2.04m | 8:31AM2.07m | 8:37PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.93m | 1:38AM0.31m | 1:54PM0.73m | 2:12AM0.37m | 2:36PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 152 | 147 | 128 | 93 | 119 | 180 | 174 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 136 | 355 | 290 | 285 | 271 | 253 | 205 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 214 | 211 | 276 | 316 | 390 | 377 | 74 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 376 | 447 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | W 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 77 | 96 | 9 | 181 | 175 | 162 | 87 | 61 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 81 | 11 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 96 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 73 | 39 | 39 |
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