Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1
W
1
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.5
SW
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)148813131313888816151515151515141414148138888889910109981111101010101010101099888814131477714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)306279290261270240235248301338292261206190188175175172163202182176168189278356358330324318974543696623432332293254385611681544386284237207173167237228196166166133106111147141120102
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.18
4:45PM
1.06
3:27AM
1.02
5:27PM
1.18
5:01AM
0.89
6:07PM
1.32
6:40AM
0.83
6:49PM
1.46
8:09AM
0.83
7:33PM
1.58
9:21AM
0.87
8:18PM
1.69
10:20AM
0.91
9:04PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.02
10:21PM
0.47
10:35AM
0.10
11:56PM
0.36
11:22AM
0.18
1:13AM
0.21
12:12PM
0.26
2:15AM
0.05
1:04PM
0.32
3:09AM
-0.10
1:57PM
0.37
3:58AM
-0.22
2:50PM
0.40
4:45AM
-0.29
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset------8:04-------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------8:06-------8:06-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819222422211919181921222221191818182020211918181818202020181817171719191918171717181919191818171718181818171717161718
Feels °C (?)171920212220201818171920212121191818181918201918181817191918161613131316161716151515171717171717161616161516161717161616
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