Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 220 | 197 | 283 | 280 | 356 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.80m | 9:36PM2.45m | 10:52AM1.88m | 10:21PM2.31m | 11:25AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM-0.06m | 3:28PM0.84m | 4:30AM0.02m | 4:17PM0.76m | 5:04AM0.17m | 5:06PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 220 | 171 | 283 | 280 | 356 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 99 | 42 | 32 | 148 | 197 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 81 | 17 | 151 | 149 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 61 | 2 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 657 | 101 | 73 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 138 | 138 | 96 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 1048 | 96 | 44 | 44 |
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