Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)171716161616161514141413131313131312121212171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69467201670557134957423440753715349631802747215518931713156813791336113711001082827193228982791
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
S
5
W
0
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
10
WNW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassoffglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglassglassglassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.04
5:57AM
1.74
8:33PM
1.08
6:41AM
1.76
9:40PM
1.15
7:26AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.82
1:25PM
0.25
11:43PM
0.94
2:14PM
0.13
12:46AM
1.01
2:57PM
0.03
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:35-------7:33-------7:33--
Sunset-------5:10-------5:12-------5:14
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101099911131211111111111415141112121211131514
Feels °C (?)88876911119899813131291010109121313
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