Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
2
NW
8
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
2.1
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
516
444
439
499
487
482
482
487
482
567
586
623
594
558
1135
1035
657
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:08PM1.52m
9:39AM1.30m
8:09PM1.57m
10:04AM1.36m
9:00PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.19m
2:11PM0.91m
3:04AM0.15m
2:58PM0.80m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
17
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
15
13
12
13
11
13
15
15
16
13
12
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