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Bolsa Chica surf Forecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 24 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 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °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 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °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 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.7
SW
1.5
W
1.4
W
2.2
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151519191919131889918888999999161616881515151515158881514141010101414141414816161717141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)18618318312116211010911211010614613792121176245209316263235670144499470043929820316916916919917114610610410710710713516012210410310392921165151484747284041707648150150
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossononononcross-
on
crossglasscrossonononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.95
10:54PM
1.42
12:16PM
0.88
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
-0.05
4:50PM
0.28
6:10AM
-0.07
5:10PM
0.34
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
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01---
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515151414131314141414141414141415151616151514151617171615151415161716161615151518181918161615161717171615151515161616
Feels °C (?)131311111011101011111010121212121313121314141513141414151413141314141413141513151417161616151514151514151513131413141314

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