Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 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 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413161616161314141515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239229156156158158156192141147147147147102143158167169169191123121121120
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.85
7:58PM
1.88
7:40AM
1.90
8:18PM
2.03
8:27AM
1.91
8:42PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.47
1:49AM
0.82
1:57PM
0.49
2:28AM
0.59
2:26PM
0.54
3:09AM
0.38
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:22-------7:22----
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151616161616161515171817171615151517171717161616
Feels °C (?)13121091013151313151514141514141315141516151615
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