Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 387 | 569 | 537 | 600 | 506 | 808 | 513 | 985 | 1042 | 1178 | 1142 | 1270 | 1190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07AM1.26m | 3:18PM2.01m | 7:16AM1.39m | 4:50PM2.06m | 7:46AM1.52m | 6:05PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM1.26m | 11:41PM0.45m | 10:05AM1.33m | 00:44AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 372 | 569 | 537 | 600 | 506 | 808 | 488 | 985 | 1042 | 1178 | 1142 | 1270 | 1190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 108 | 167 | 165 | 207 | 236 | 239 | 299 | 361 | 387 | 387 | 392 | 430 | 481 | 30 | 513 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 39 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 11 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 20 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 46 | 92 | 44 | 4 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 67 | 68 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 58 | 57 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 33 | 33 | 96 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 175 | 96 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 59 |
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