
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
446 | 379 | 388 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 270 | 342 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 414 | 322 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
125 | 158 | 194 | 229 | 217 | 215 | 211 | 244 | 266 | 273 | 250 | 250 | 277 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 173 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
446 | 357 | 353 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 270 | 342 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 414 | 322 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
366 | 379 | 388 | 281 | 129 | 91 | 201 | 245 | 252 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 160 | 130 | 171 | 161 | 161 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 190 | 190 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 117 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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