Bolsa Chica Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° N 118.06° W

Bolsa Chica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
22.7°C
5.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
175
175
173
175
133
133
133
131
125
76
102
102
102
105
67
69
77
118
121
146
156
181
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
5:53PM1.76m
6:24AM2.10m
6:48PM1.74m
6:51AM2.19m
7:37PM1.72m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.77m
11:56PM0.58m
12:51PM0.56m
00:31AM0.68m
1:31PM0.40m
1:01AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
26
26
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
23
21
20
19
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