Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 494 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 929 | 543 | 1065 | 606 | 522 | 1139 | 915 | 874 | 874 | 750 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:50PM2.06m | 7:46AM1.52m | 6:05PM2.17m | 8:14AM1.65m | 7:04PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.25m | 1:32AM0.17m | 12:59PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 569 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 404 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 929 | 543 | 1065 | 606 | 522 | 1139 | 915 | 874 | 874 | 750 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 387 | 392 | 430 | 481 | 494 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 474 | 11 | 411 | 487 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 3 | 35 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 68 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 15 | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 138 | 138 | 59 | 22 |
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