Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.3° 

Chadbourne Gulch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Chadbourne Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
417
405
400
400
334
334
334
334
334
272
268
180
242
305
348
397
402
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:01AM1.40m
3:21PM1.71m
4:08AM1.23m
4:00PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.36m
8:39AM0.44m
9:51PM0.34m
9:14AM0.63m
10:57PM0.32m
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6:28
6:28
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8:09
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
14
14
14
12
14
17
17
18
15
14
Feels °C
14
16
15
14
15
17
17
16
14
13
14
12
14
16
15
17
14
14
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