Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 20s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 9AM is: 1.5m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 488 | 1117 | 1773 | 1774 | 1510 | 1204 | 969 | 741 | 696 | 555 | 424 | 325 | 311 | 250 | 231 | 222 | 248 | 663 | 632 | 725 | 708 | 454 | 529 | 263 | 291 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.38m | 10:55AM1.89m | 3:35AM1.43m | 11:43AM1.76m | 4:21AM1.51m | 12:54PM1.64m | 4:41AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM1.35m | 7:08PM0.55m | 5:12AM1.42m | 8:06PM0.61m | 7:47AM1.45m | 8:59PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 172 | 123 | 1773 | 1774 | 1510 | 1204 | 969 | 741 | 696 | 555 | 424 | 325 | 311 | 222 | 128 | 222 | 157 | 663 | 632 | 725 | 708 | 454 | 529 | 263 | 259 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 15 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 109 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 188 | 300 | 269 | 269 | 132 | 132 | 263 | 259 | 250 | 231 | 92 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 105 | 90 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 115 | 28 | 62 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 114 | 248 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 488 | 1117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | 4 | 10 | 147 | 291 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 59 |
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