Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
0
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4
4
4
4
2
2
4
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
2.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.5
NW
13
3
NW
7
3
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
587
739
711
813
846
846
934
822
690
2354
997
2740
623
613
746
789
1046
789
921
1145
953
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:33PM1.88m
1:44AM1.46m
1:07PM1.92m
2:45AM1.36m
1:47PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.47m
7:07PM-0.02m
6:46AM0.61m
7:57PM-0.07m
7:24AM0.74m
8:54PM-0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
15
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
18
20
20
16
14
14
14
14
19
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
13
17
16
18
17
16
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