Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
362
362
367
362
299
251
310
223
357
555
307
511
330
291
216
270
173
166
239
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
NNW
0
WSW
5
E
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:06PM1.69m
5:46AM1.09m
5:50PM1.69m
7:27AM1.02m
6:37PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.41m
10:47AM0.59m
00:56AM0.31m
11:34AM0.76m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
20
20
19
20
19
18
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
15
15
14
17
19
19
18
20
18
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
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