Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
334
339
314
314
309
242
237
220
226
229
236
236
281
238
156
143
111
109
99
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
0
E
0
NW
0
WNW
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
0
NNE
5
NW
0
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:46PM1.64m
7:20AM1.08m
5:40PM1.61m
8:57AM1.12m
6:42PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.29m
10:46AM0.93m
1:19AM0.24m
12:02PM1.00m
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6:31
6:31
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8:06
8:04
8:02
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Temp °C
18
18
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
12
12
Feels °C
17
18
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
11
12
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