Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 259 | 344 | 217 | 210 | 293 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 236 | 269 | 204 | 253 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.30m | 8:34AM1.45m | 7:11PM2.44m | 9:24AM1.53m | 8:04PM2.55m | 10:08AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM1.12m | 1:55AM0.18m | 12:36PM1.13m | 2:45AM-0.00m | 1:38PM1.10m | 3:32AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 314 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 259 | 344 | 217 | 210 | 293 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 236 | 269 | 204 | 253 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 133 | 103 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | S 18 | W 17 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 51 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 96 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 |
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