Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 15 | W 16 | W 21 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 121 | 165 | 283 | 330 | 318 | 308 | 292 | 338 | 394 | 293 | 459 | 606 | 386 | 1015 | 1048 | 1566 | 1252 | 998 | 765 | 710 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.11m | 00:25AM1.40m | 10:16AM2.01m | 1:51AM1.38m | 10:55AM1.89m | 3:35AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.39m | 3:45AM1.28m | 6:12PM0.47m | 4:13AM1.35m | 7:08PM0.55m | 5:12AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | 4:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 21 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 129 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 165 | 283 | 330 | 318 | 308 | 292 | 338 | 394 | 293 | 130 | 172 | 386 | 1015 | 1048 | 1566 | 1252 | 998 | 765 | 710 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 124 | 69 | 121 | 86 | 115 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 291 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 28 | 14 | 123 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 167 | 329 | 269 | 269 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 126 | 49 | 123 | 67 | 120 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 172 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 15 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 29 | 459 | 606 | 26 | 67 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 34 | 137 | 20 | 73 | 22 | 59 | 14 | 33 | 1441 | 150 | 73 | 59 | 125 | 59 | 52 | 111 | 44 | 101 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
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