Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
22.1°C
2.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
140
130
130
129
127
216
219
227
232
295
295
414
414
414
376
362
358
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:56PM2.31m
9:11AM1.89m
8:42PM2.30m
9:39AM1.99m
9:26PM2.21m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.10m
2:39PM0.76m
3:21AM0.17m
3:23PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
31
29
29
29
30
31
32
30
28
25
24
23
24
26
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
31
29
30
30
31
31
30
29
28
25
24
23
24
26
26
26
24
23
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