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Bolsa Chica Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 276 | 277 | 298 | 317 | 306 | 264 | 262 | 259 | 256 | 335 | 310 | 320 | 253 | 194 | 294 | 356 | 364 | 306 | 325 | 329 | 346 | 438 | 394 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 1.18 | 10:24PM 1.63 | 11:33AM 1.22 | 11:01PM 1.55 | 11:59AM 1.25 | 11:37PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 0.30 | 5:26AM -0.11 | 5:10PM 0.26 | 5:53AM -0.04 | 5:48PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Bolsa Chica (light winds from the SSW at Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport 7 km from Bolsa Chica). 0.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 7s swell from the W and a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 56 min ago
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