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Bolsa Chica surf break

Bolsa Chica surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Jan 2025 PST
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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.5
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
W
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313121318171616161615151415141413101313445666666666344518181818619191617161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)353433331717171615162529272625242221212119211718331615274877785545312322151910172713323232311528282028464646807872393938
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassglassoffglassoffglassononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononononglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
1.18
8:47PM
0.72
5:58AM
1.25
9:07PM
0.78
6:47AM
1.34
9:26PM
0.84
7:31AM
1.44
9:48PM
0.88
8:11AM
1.55
10:11PM
0.92
8:51AM
1.62
10:37PM
0.97
9:30AM
1.65
11:05PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.12
10:51PM
0.51
2:09PM
0.02
12:22AM
0.52
2:44PM
-0.07
1:20AM
0.49
3:17PM
-0.15
2:05AM
0.45
3:49PM
-0.21
2:46AM
0.39
4:21PM
-0.25
3:27AM
0.34
4:52PM
-0.26
4:11AM
0.30
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-----5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20------
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Rain (mm)
------------------------112211------------------------------
Temp. °C222019212425221918171616181816151414141414131212121212121212121212111112131313131211111113131212121111121414141313131313
Feels °C (?)16141315192018151312111213131211101110101097898889991010991098899989111010101099111111111111111211
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