Huntington Beach · Orange County · California
Bolsa Chica State Beach Surf Report, Huntington Beach, CA
Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 1 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.4 ft at 2:26 am.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.0 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 0.1 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.8 ft fallinglow 2.4 ft at 2:26 am
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 4:52 pm
Bolsa Chica State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Bolsa Chica State Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Bolsa Chica State Beach: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Great | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 3 mph offshore (NE) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
Bolsa Chica State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at Bolsa Chica State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 152 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 38% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Bolsa Chica State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Bolsa Chica State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–10 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Bolsa Chica State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–10 ft | Fair | 3.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | 13 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 13 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 18 s · SW | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–7 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Bolsa Chica State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Bolsa Chica State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Bolsa Chica State Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.4 ft at 2:26 am, high 6.4 ft at 8:43 am, low -0.4 ft at 3:59 pm and high 3.9 ft at 10:25 pm. At 1 am the tide is 2.8 ft and falling.
Bolsa Chica State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:07 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:03 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:29 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:11 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.5 ft at 1:55 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:51 amHigh 5.3 ft at 10:51 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.7 ft at 11:44 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:08 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:30 amLow 3.6 ft at 7:23 amHigh 4.3 ft at 12:56 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Bolsa Chica State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Bolsa Chica State Beach is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Bolsa Chica State Beach
- Sunset Beach2.0 mi NW · 4–5 ft · Good
- HB Cliffs2.3 mi SE · 5 ft · Good
- Goldenwest2.7 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Surfside Jetty3.2 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Great
- HB Pier Northside3.7 mi SE · 5 ft · Good
- Huntington Beach Pier3.9 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Bolsa Chica State Beach
Bolsa Chica State Beach is a beach break in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, facing southwest.
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