Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Sep 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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.7
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.4
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
303
303
303
303
303
236
234
176
255
307
375
375
370
375
375
379
379
383
414
502
464
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
N
0
NNW
0
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
ESE
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
7:02AM1.15m
4:42PM1.52m
8:22AM1.19m
5:56PM1.50m
9:09AM1.24m
7:08PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.03m
00:27AM0.25m
11:46AM1.05m
1:32AM0.23m
1:10PM1.01m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
17
17
16
13
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
14
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