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Bolsa Chica Surf Forecast
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Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 24 Apr 2025 PDTForecast 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?
The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bolsa Chica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 402 | 326 | 291 | 263 | 188 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 283 | 252 | 395 | 395 | 298 | 215 | 217 | 333 | 448 | 553 | 553 | 326 | 246 | 443 | 480 | 463 | 457 | 490 | 507 | 507 | 376 | 940 | 994 | 808 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 790 | 763 | 694 | 677 | 677 | 669 | 661 | 653 | 644 | 534 | 527 | 496 | 484 | 375 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 276 | 269 | 201 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:14AM 1.20 | 8:54PM 1.34 | 9:08AM 1.21 | 9:23PM 1.49 | 10:00AM 1.19 | 9:54PM 1.61 | 10:54AM 1.13 | 10:29PM 1.69 | 11:49AM 1.05 | 11:07PM 1.71 | 12:49PM 0.96 | 11:49PM 1.66 | 1:58PM 0.87 | 12:36AM 1.55 | 3:23PM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM -0.01 | 3:19AM 0.05 | 3:18PM 0.03 | 4:05AM -0.10 | 3:51PM 0.09 | 4:51AM -0.21 | 4:26PM 0.16 | 5:39AM -0.27 | 5:02PM 0.24 | 6:31AM -0.29 | 5:41PM 0.33 | 7:26AM -0.25 | 6:23PM 0.41 | 8:28AM -0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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