Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414141413132121212120202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2881641581501461441421421401381361331278988887111511511267666597
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
2.24
11:42AM
1.70
11:27PM
2.25
12:43PM
1.51
12:08AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.64
5:34AM
0.35
5:05PM
0.80
6:29AM
0.37
5:34PM
0.97
7:36AM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-7:02-------7:04-------7:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262422191919192222222119181819212121191918181820
Feels °C (?)252222192020202320212119181820201920191918181820
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