Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181616161616161616151515151515151515151514141414141414141717171716161616161615151414141414141414131313171313131616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)214237267269274303298292285289271295293299298343325323367403350276314348408401391453537662539437440459491592636510519410410373350345346307310285286273267226180179178154226161183192
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononglassglassononononononglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglassononononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.16
5:28AM
0.76
6:05PM
1.22
7:20AM
0.72
6:44PM
1.27
8:51AM
0.75
7:22PM
1.33
9:50AM
0.80
8:00PM
1.39
10:29AM
0.84
8:37PM
1.45
11:01AM
0.87
9:14PM
1.51
11:30AM
0.90
9:51PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
0.35
11:05AM
0.33
1:41AM
0.25
11:49AM
0.41
2:34AM
0.15
12:39PM
0.47
3:16AM
0.07
1:31PM
0.50
3:52AM
-0.01
2:19PM
0.51
4:26AM
-0.07
3:02PM
0.50
4:59AM
-0.12
3:41PM
0.48
Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise----5:46-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------8:05-------8:05-------8:05---
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)171515151717171617171716172019202121191819212020211918192021192120201920202121211920181920212221202020212122222220202019
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