Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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Chadbourne Gulch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
2 PM
5 PM
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
862
799
700
636
477
405
405
317
311
306
234
242
310
310
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SE
5
E
0
NW
5
ESE
5
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
ENE
0
NNW
5
SW
10
W
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
2:09PM1.17m
00:34AM1.67m
2:58PM1.14m
1:07AM1.62m
3:53PM1.11m
1:44AM1.55m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.77m
7:45AM-0.19m
6:55PM0.83m
8:27AM-0.14m
7:33PM0.88m
9:14AM-0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
309
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
824
862
799
700
636
477
405
405
317
311
306
234
230
170
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
635
216
184
142
112
84
121
123
148
217
169
127
127
129
181
373
131
268
217
217
226
242
310
310
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
51
90
108
117
85
80
80
81
34
19
8
77
70
71
70
17
147
17
16
13
13
14
123
236
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
230
165
34
0
0
0
0
190
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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