Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 29 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
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
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121212151515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628787868658575756564646363534345555555454504751
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
2.07
8:36PM
1.92
8:16AM
2.07
9:00PM
2.01
8:58AM
2.02
9:24PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.29
2:19AM
0.77
2:42PM
0.35
2:58AM
0.61
3:10PM
0.45
3:36AM
0.50
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:09-------7:10-------7:10----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122212018171717191919181817171719191920191716
Feels °C (?)192019191917171817191818171817171718171718171414
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