Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
!
!
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
1.4
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)15151414141313678811111112121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1181131029696961131223023185341594213124542662292931792446197916091425128010901212
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.65
11:46AM
1.47
11:55PM
1.69
12:32PM
1.40
12:20AM
1.71
1:18PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.13
5:28PM
0.22
6:08AM
0.03
5:57PM
0.36
6:47AM
-0.03
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:38-------7:39
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111641-1-------------
Temp. °C1212121212121112109988111212108878141314
Feels °C (?)11111111109786543565445545111012
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