Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
35
31
56
55
40
28
28
28
28
46
46
46
41
90
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:20AM1.81m
7:27PM1.95m
7:18AM1.80m
7:53PM2.05m
8:07AM1.77m
8:17PM2.13m
Low Tide
00:41AM1.00m
12:52PM0.47m
1:31AM0.80m
1:27PM0.55m
2:12AM0.62m
1:57PM0.65m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:30
7:31
7:31
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
31
21
21
22
22
23
24
18
13
8
25
25
25
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
16
37
37
37
38
34
21
34
34
34
22
31
37
55
40
28
28
25
25
25
46
46
41
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
31
19
12
20
20
14
14
14
35
16
56
41
25
24
14
28
28
46
28
29
20
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
18
29
43
37
28
22
22
23
25
25
25
17
17
15
14
14
16
7
11
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
59
59
59
207
1442
1404
224
44
59
59
20
182
506
138
164
59
44
0
0
139
506
507
44
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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