Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
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
Period(s) (?)131314131312122019181717161616161615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51256092510321060107110199002205348169467201681757134957460641643715356631802747215518931713
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
NW
0
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.08
5:14AM
1.73
6:55PM
1.04
5:57AM
1.74
8:33PM
1.08
6:41AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.50
10:03PM
0.65
12:25PM
0.37
10:48PM
0.82
1:25PM
0.25
11:43PM
0.94
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33
Sunset-5:08-------5:09-------5:10------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131111111011111213121110999111411111111111114
Feels °C (?)119109898101199866691289999913
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