Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Issued: 4 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
19.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 7AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
243
273
270
273
207
204
267
459
412
330
226
226
226
336
432
432
336
332
666
360
497
399
399
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM1.81m
2:18PM1.68m
1:09AM1.63m
2:56PM1.77m
2:22AM1.44m
3:39PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.54m
7:48PM1.16m
7:54AM0.66m
9:13PM1.07m
8:31AM0.80m
10:43PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:47
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5:47
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:48
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
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8:06
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—
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8:06
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8:05
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
22
21
19
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
21
19
17
18
19
21
21
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
183
243
273
270
273
207
204
267
459
412
330
226
226
226
35
64
69
73
76
666
360
497
399
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
5
99
99
99
99
99
99
68
18
20
22
23
25
26
336
322
318
318
248
78
60
43
41
399
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.1
SW
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
73
3
3
3
55
54
54
52
119
181
180
180
178
223
226
432
432
336
332
2
193
144
142
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
—
—
—
—
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
W
7
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
3
5
7
15
—
—
—
—
44
60
69
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
107
—
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Haggerty's
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Burnout
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Burnout
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Deadman's
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Super Tubes
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
44
44
41
61
0
138
138
73
96
51
22
14
8
33
106
138
73
44
33
33
33
96
101
101
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
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(10 max)
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