Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 336 | 432 | 432 | 336 | 332 | 666 | 360 | 497 | 399 | 399 | 356 | 589 | 432 | 512 | 417 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 524 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.77m | 2:22AM1.44m | 3:39PM1.89m | 4:07AM1.30m | 4:27PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.66m | 9:13PM1.07m | 8:31AM0.80m | 10:43PM0.89m | 9:17AM0.94m | 00:00AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 330 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 336 | 46 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 666 | 360 | 497 | 399 | 76 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 512 | 417 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 524 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 16 | 223 | 226 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 248 | 58 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 399 | 356 | 589 | 432 | 82 | 60 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 94 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 180 | 178 | 28 | 28 | 432 | 432 | 336 | 332 | 2 | 193 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 128 | 188 | 67 | 125 | 29 | 16 | 16 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 34 | 96 | 101 | 82 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 6 | 96 | 101 | 106 | 68 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 101 | 88 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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