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Bolsa Chica Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 34 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 73 | 101 | 137 | 94 | 198 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 2.02 | 9:24PM 2.09 | 9:39AM 1.94 | 9:46PM 2.13 | 10:18AM 1.84 | 10:09PM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:58AM 0.61 | 3:10PM 0.45 | 3:36AM 0.50 | 3:35PM 0.58 | 4:12AM 0.42 | 3:59PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
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