Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 12PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 186 | 131 | 127 | 114 | 112 | 139 | 145 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 148 | 142 | 138 | 177 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 127 | 155 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.50m | 7:00PM2.03m | 9:04AM1.56m | 7:39PM2.12m | 9:22AM1.62m | 8:15PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.43m | 12:55PM1.25m | 2:23AM0.34m | 1:35PM1.16m | 2:51AM0.27m | 2:10PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SSE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 165 | 186 | 28 | 27 | 98 | 98 | 139 | 145 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 148 | 142 | 136 | 126 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 18 | 155 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | S 13 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 105 | 99 | 16 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 199 | 199 | 154 | 69 | 50 | 138 | 177 | 126 | 126 | 23 | 87 | 17 | 127 | 125 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 13 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 59 | 131 | 127 | 114 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 89 | 16 | 87 | 87 | 16 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 96 | 138 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 96 | 138 | 59 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 106 | 101 | 33 | 33 |
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