Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
W
9
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.6
NW
7
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
370
363
282
334
372
437
396
467
538
630
1049
1077
1061
711
458
341
325
260
239
184
279
273
252
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
2:48AM1.79m
5:48PM1.19m
3:55AM1.66m
6:56PM1.25m
5:14AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.82m
10:17AM-0.31m
9:46PM0.87m
11:25AM-0.23m
11:20PM0.84m
12:30PM-0.14m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:24
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7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
12
12
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
9
6
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
8
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
396
370
363
282
334
318
437
396
467
538
243
1049
1077
1061
711
458
341
325
260
139
125
279
273
252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
14
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
Energy kJ
25
17
171
229
275
372
107
71
113
186
630
150
145
82
127
181
246
251
181
230
184
184
180
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.5
SW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
83
83
16
16
56
56
128
101
77
219
219
19
24
24
24
63
43
64
90
101
85
106
150
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
19
109
248
292
247
169
239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
50
141
34
34
0
0
0
0
190
212
332
0
0
0
0
0
141
244
334
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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