Chadbourne Gulch Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mendocino County, USA)

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Chadbourne Gulch Surf Guide

Chadbourne Gulch/Blues Beach in Mendocino County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of sharks, rips, rocks and locals.

Chadbourne Gulch Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Chadbourne Gulch:

The best conditions reported for surf at Chadbourne Gulch occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Chadbourne Gulch (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Chadbourne Gulch with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in January while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Chadbourne Gulch Location Map

Interactive Chadbourne Gulch surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Chadbourne Gulch is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 166 km (103 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Chadbourne Gulch is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 209 km (130 miles) away.

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Chadbourne Gulch Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 12:39 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on

What does Chadbourne Gulch look like?

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Credit: Wendy Myers

Tides at Chadbourne Gulch

Current tide and informaton

For Westport, California, 3 km from Chadbourne Gulch.

Next High Water: 02:58pm | 1.14m

Next Low Water: 06:55pm | 0.83m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Chadbourne Gulch Sea Temperature

The Chadbourne Gulch water temperature is rather cold (12.3 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 12.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.