Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chadbourne Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 308 | 326 | 292 | 284 | 299 | 346 | 314 | 266 | 279 | 293 | 286 | 250 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 160 | 156 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00AM1.23m | 2:56PM1.65m | 5:23AM1.16m | 3:42PM1.58m | 7:02AM1.15m | 4:42PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.84m | 10:09PM0.22m | 9:10AM0.95m | 11:16PM0.25m | 10:13AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 19 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 121 | 292 | 284 | 299 | 346 | 314 | 266 | 279 | 293 | 286 | 250 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 156 | 156 | 160 | 142 | 142 | 139 | 303 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 270 | 270 | 46 | 47 | 153 | 137 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 193 | 130 | 123 | 167 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 55 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 125 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 109 | 31 | 31 | 104 | 72 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 150 | 239 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 109 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 326 | 308 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 75 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 240 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 212 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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