Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 554 | 457 | 439 | 422 | 411 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 348 | 344 | 336 | 364 | 237 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.40m | 7:00PM2.10m | 9:05AM1.45m | 7:35PM2.15m | 9:45AM1.48m | 8:11PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM1.13m | 2:28AM0.38m | 1:12PM1.17m | 3:04AM0.30m | 1:52PM1.18m | 3:39AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 554 | 457 | 439 | 422 | 411 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 348 | 344 | 336 | 364 | 237 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 145 | 188 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 11 | SSE 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | W 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 94 | 107 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 14 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 73 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 96 | 68 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 150 | 1442 | 73 | 73 |
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