Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
499
376
407
627
627
620
612
519
506
451
417
405
400
400
334
334
334
334
334
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
S
5
SE
0
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:09PM1.71m
2:04AM1.60m
2:44PM1.73m
3:01AM1.40m
3:21PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.39m
8:04AM0.23m
8:51PM0.36m
8:39AM0.44m
9:51PM0.34m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
14
14
14
16
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
14
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
12
12
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