Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 8PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
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)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
379
388
348
348
344
344
270
342
439
439
429
414
322
314
258
255
362
362
367
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
ESE
0
WNW
0
N
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:42PM1.64m
3:13AM1.48m
4:24PM1.67m
4:21AM1.26m
5:06PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.55m
9:26AM0.16m
10:30PM0.49m
10:05AM0.38m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
16
15
13
14
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
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