Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
397
395
417
635
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
875
862
799
659
636
477
405
405
341
311
306
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
0
S
5
SSE
0
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
0
NW
0
NE
0
NE
0
S
5
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:03AM1.71m
2:09PM1.17m
00:34AM1.67m
2:58PM1.14m
1:07AM1.62m
3:53PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:06AM-0.21m
6:21PM0.77m
7:45AM-0.19m
6:55PM0.83m
8:27AM-0.14m
7:33PM0.88m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Energy kJ
281
397
323
281
309
768
975
911
996
1351
1351
1159
987
875
862
799
659
636
477
405
405
341
311
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
186
276
395
417
635
216
184
142
112
84
121
123
148
217
169
127
127
129
181
298
131
268
217
217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
188
109
81
107
51
90
108
117
85
80
80
81
34
8
8
77
23
71
70
68
147
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
175
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
230
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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