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Chadbourne Gulch Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chadbourne Gulch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?
The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chadbourne Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
407 | 535 | 535 | 423 | 451 | 508 | 508 | 436 | 865 | 389 | 319 | 349 | 281 | 330 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 768 | 975 | 911 | 996 | 1351 | 1351 | 1159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.23m | 11:35PM1.73m | 1:22PM1.20m | 00:03AM1.71m | 2:09PM1.17m | 00:34AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.61m | 6:29AM-0.20m | 5:49PM0.70m | 7:06AM-0.21m | 6:21PM0.77m | 7:45AM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 402 | 389 | 371 | 365 | 451 | 508 | 169 | 436 | 865 | 306 | 319 | 349 | 281 | 330 | 323 | 252 | 216 | 768 | 975 | 911 | 996 | 1351 | 1351 | 1159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 508 | 169 | 31 | 280 | 223 | 160 | 186 | 276 | 395 | 417 | 635 | 211 | 184 | 142 | 112 | 84 | 121 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 75 | 149 | 188 | 109 | 81 | 107 | 82 | 119 | 108 | 117 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 407 | 535 | 535 | 423 | 295 | 171 | 309 | 277 | 237 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 244 | 333 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 245 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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