Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
465
435
429
418
372
367
412
305
301
301
245
241
197
189
186
300
660
398
208
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
0
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.74m
00:17AM1.74m
12:44PM1.78m
1:06AM1.61m
1:14PM1.79m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.27m
6:15AM0.19m
6:45PM0.20m
6:48AM0.36m
7:32PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
14
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
14
13
12
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