Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
196
183
176
134
134
132
171
181
279
173
208
244
347
355
560
584
419
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:46PM1.81m
12:09PM1.47m
11:26PM1.79m
12:33PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:27AM-0.01m
5:15PM0.63m
5:55AM0.02m
5:56PM0.54m
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6:37
6:39
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7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
14
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
14
15
13
13
15
16
15
16
14
12
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