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Bolsa Chica surf Forecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 PDT
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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 15.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.1 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 13.6 °C)
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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 15.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.1 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 13.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Bolsa Chica today?

The current surf forecast for Bolsa Chica at 8AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
1.8
W
1.9
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
W
0.5
SW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)18181818889999981616161689151515101510910101010101111129911111111111110111018181817161616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7915220731642240916601507147496541922820320316916919917514610610412110714917725722820821617217818221495951631521141141128210610810215015078148129124124124124124124122121152144104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
WNW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.43
1:06PM
0.80
11:48PM
1.41
2:12PM
0.73
12:23AM
1.37
3:59PM
0.70
1:10AM
1.30
2:19AM
1.22
6:59PM
0.86
3:57AM
1.15
7:18PM
0.96
5:36AM
1.14
7:42PM
1.09
6:54AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
-0.07
5:30PM
0.40
7:39AM
-0.05
5:48PM
0.45
8:38AM
-0.03
6:01PM
0.50
9:50AM
-0.01
11:06AM
-0.01
10:05PM
0.59
12:10PM
-0.03
12:13AM
0.50
1:02PM
-0.04
1:26AM
0.36
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00-
Sunset-----7:31-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36-------7:36------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141516161716151516171715151514151617171616151515171818171615151516161615151514151617171616151515171818171616161719
Feels °C (?)12121212111171313141314151413131313141414141414131414151615161513141314131414141312141415151515141515161616171516161717

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