Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313131366667778882120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5450475151515151504545444971956414415812014499577668
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
2.09
9:39AM
1.94
9:46PM
2.13
10:18AM
1.84
10:09PM
2.15
10:58AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.58
4:12AM
0.42
3:59PM
0.72
4:48AM
0.39
4:21PM
0.86
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:13-------7:14
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C181818171618181717161615161718171716161515202423
Feels °C (?)191717161516141314131513151615141514141415182119
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