Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is

20.5° C

Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	78	78	75	96	91	91	90	89	89	64	63	88	87	112	126	181	181	130	57	74	74	74	77	188
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			11:32AM1.72m			10:33PM2.47m					12:13PM1.77m				11:22PM2.28m				12:55PM1.82m				00:11AM2.03m
Low Tide				4:23PM0.96m					5:41AM-0.01m				5:19PM0.95m				6:21AM0.16m				6:18PM0.95m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54
	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	24	24	25	23	22	21	21	22	23	24	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	22	21	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	22	25	24	25	23	22	21	21	23	22	23	20	20	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 8	W 9	W 10	WSW 9	W 7	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17
kJ	66	65	66	50	91	91	90	48	65	48	54	62	65	43	26	41	27	25	23	14	74	74	77	188
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	W 5	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 6	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	W 6	W 6	S 12	S 12
kJ	13	8	8	96	49	49	12	48	89	64	63	88	87	112	77	181	181	130	53	74	13	11	47	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	W 5	W 5	W 6	SSW 12	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 19	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	W 6	W 6
kJ	78	78	75	8	9	11	48	89	28	28	47	27	27	27	126	75	54	54	57	51	50	27	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	—	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	3	8	13	13	9	6	5	5	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bolsa Chica CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	33	96	96	33	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	The Wedge	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)			San Onofre		Salt Creek Point	San Onofre	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)					Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	San Onofre
Rating (10 max)	1	1			2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2					2	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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