Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
9
0.9
SW
19
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
2.1
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
201
198
198
198
154
154
168
151
154
209
249
133
130
129
252
314
363
463
518
640
1045
1293
1550
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:34AM1.39m
2:29PM1.79m
3:40AM1.25m
3:09PM1.82m
5:05AM1.15m
4:00PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.51m
9:10PM0.20m
8:30AM0.67m
10:16PM0.14m
9:14AM0.82m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
3
6
10
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
18
17
15
13
14
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
17
16
14
11
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
13
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