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Chadbourne Gulch Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chadbourne Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | |
838 | 662 | 387 | 380 | 319 | 254 | 259 | 361 | 425 | 446 | 303 | 446 | 781 | 1569 | 1775 | 541 | 1049 | 1123 | 887 | 372 | 603 | 851 | 942 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.20m | 8:48PM1.59m | 9:22AM1.22m | 9:19PM1.74m | 10:25AM1.25m | 9:52PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.44m | 2:00PM0.24m | 3:10AM0.19m | 2:42PM0.34m | 3:57AM-0.06m | 3:23PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 838 | 662 | 387 | 380 | 319 | 254 | 259 | 361 | 425 | 446 | 303 | 446 | 781 | 163 | 104 | 541 | 102 | 904 | 887 | 231 | 276 | 371 | 295 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 322 | 245 | 47 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 138 | 290 | 229 | 127 | 13 | 81 | 102 | 104 | 102 | 69 | 70 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 19 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 51 | 199 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 138 | 127 | 71 | 13 | 25 | 104 | 3 | 104 | 121 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 77 | 44 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 54 | 1569 | 1775 | 239 | 1049 | 1123 | 352 | 372 | 603 | 851 | 942 | 589 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 244 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 332 | 333 | 244 | 240 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 230 | 333 | 230 | 25 |
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