Overview

Bolsa Jetty is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast of southern California, near Huntington Beach. The jetty offers partial protection creating interesting conditions for kitesurfing. Northwest thermal winds blow regularly in the afternoon, providing reliable sessions for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Bolsa Jetty

Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.5 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 06:56 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:45 · 1.5 m High tide 16:56 · 1.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:14 · 0.7 m High tide 07:11 · 1.8 m Low tide 12:34 · 1.3 m High tide 17:59 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:46 · 0.7 m High tide 07:26 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:11 · 1.1 m High tide 18:48 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:14 · 0.7 m High tide 07:42 · 2 m Low tide 13:45 · 0.9 m High tide 19:32 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:39 · 0.7 m High tide 07:58 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:19 · 0.7 m High tide 20:14 · 1.9 m

Bolsa Jetty: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

194h

in July · 27 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 194 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 17 °C. The wettest month is February, with 116 mm.

Monthly averages: Bolsa Jetty

Monthly averages — Bolsa Jetty — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	66 h	18 °C	15 mm
February	18.5	100 h	17 °C	116 mm
March	23.0	163 h	17 °C	43 mm
April	24.5	191 h	17 °C	1 mm
May	26.5	190 h	19 °C	0 mm
June	22.5	174 h	21 °C	0 mm
July	27.0	194 h	22 °C	0 mm
August	25.5	171 h	24 °C	0 mm
September	26.5	165 h	24 °C	0 mm
October	20.5	117 h	21 °C	6 mm
November	14.0	67 h	19 °C	35 mm
December	6.0	25 h	18 °C	41 mm

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Technical details of Bolsa Jetty spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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DW7637 Huntington Beach3.3 km

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