Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Aug 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
427
447
539
629
725
385
416
437
408
408
346
313
248
245
245
242
226
217
207
254
283
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
0
SSE
5
ESE
0
WNW
0
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.52m
11:30PM2.07m
12:58PM1.60m
00:20AM1.95m
1:33PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.34m
5:14PM0.62m
6:14AM-0.27m
6:08PM0.52m
6:52AM-0.14m
7:01PM0.45m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
18
18
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
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