Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 943 | 543 | 919 | 606 | 519 | 1060 | 888 | 738 | 742 | 703 | 589 | 455 | 308 | 254 | 308 | 184 | 180 | 146 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.17m | 8:14AM1.65m | 7:04PM2.26m | 8:42AM1.77m | 7:56PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM1.25m | 1:32AM0.17m | 12:59PM1.09m | 2:12AM0.11m | 1:52PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1004 | 943 | 543 | 919 | 606 | 513 | 1060 | 888 | 738 | 742 | 703 | 589 | 455 | 308 | 254 | 308 | 184 | 180 | 146 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 36 | 392 | 11 | 339 | 519 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 223 | 156 | 82 | 156 | 154 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 9 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 22 | 3 | 11 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 138 | 138 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 73 | 138 | 123 | 44 | 0 |
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