Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bolsa Chica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bolsa Chica sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 9PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)181817161616161616161515151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314307297432427526520507488306435434343343339339334253239236236236236180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
NE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
1.58
10:58PM
2.09
12:29PM
1.44
11:24PM
2.02
1:36PM
1.32
11:54PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.99
6:07AM
0.47
4:58PM
1.11
6:55AM
0.56
5:05PM
1.21
7:58AM
0.64
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:14-------7:15-------7:15------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272624211919202223222118171717191918181616161618
Feels °C (?)222020181818192019181816161717171616171415151516
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