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Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Lifeguard HQ

How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313161512121212121414131313131313131320201818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35343382795029292830676633333334343434334075113107
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
1.44
2:46AM
1.83
3:07PM
1.27
3:35AM
1.87
5:22PM
1.24
4:23AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.81
9:53AM
0.97
8:15PM
0.99
11:16AM
0.81
9:09PM
1.12
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-5:00-------5:01-------5:01------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161716151515151519211918171716172022212019181818
Feels °C (?)121412111099913161413111110111518161514131313
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