Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 11 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
!
!
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1516899101010101010101099998999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3723821141140110841245878865761655574529497506459475594490390326384238232346
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
1.23
7:39AM
1.37
9:26PM
1.32
8:40AM
1.40
9:50PM
1.44
9:36AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.78
2:25PM
0.06
2:46AM
0.61
3:03PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.41
3:38PM
0.11
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:50-------7:51
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2642211----------------
Temp. °C89999999109878111112109877101111
Feels °C (?)442456568764688767655776
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