Chadbourne Gulch Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Mendocino County, USA)

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
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 10.1°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.
What's the best time of year to surf Chadbourne Gulch (for consistent clean waves)?
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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Wind State | cross- off |
glass | glass | on |
Tides at Chadbourne Gulch
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Swell History at Chadbourne Gulch
Surf stats for Chadbourne Gulch, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Chadbourne Gulch
Wind stats for Chadbourne Gulch, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Chadbourne Gulch:
- Closest Wave BuoyFort Bragg South, CA18 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyPT Arena Buoy30 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyCape Mendocino, CA69 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyEel River Buoy89 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyHumboldt Bay, North Spit, CA94 mi