Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (14 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.8
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
14
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
8
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
412
701
1056
980
671
492
322
313
558
941
1239
957
617
561
630
702
2930
1552
2110
2303
1915
2223
1952
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25AM1.25m
9:52PM1.87m
11:25AM1.28m
10:30PM1.99m
12:22PM1.30m
11:11PM2.06m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.44m
4:43AM-0.29m
4:06PM0.54m
5:29AM-0.47m
4:50PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
12
15
17
17
15
11
9
9
11
15
17
16
13
10
9
9
11
14
15
14
12
9
8
8
10
12
13
11
9
7
5
6
8
9
10
8
6
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.4
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
871
231
276
371
295
295
266
74
273
326
256
252
461
530
561
630
702
158
160
167
165
630
165
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
18
0.5
W
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
SW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
20
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
68
70
40
3
14
33
43
169
72
234
2
25
228
231
240
87
158
46
46
15
165
7
165
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
NW
19
0.2
S
13
0.4
NW
18
0.5
S
14
0.4
WNW
17
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
95
92
3
3
15
14
81
107
116
2
2
2
2
2
132
60
46
15
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
14
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
8
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
1102
412
701
1056
980
671
492
322
313
558
941
1239
957
617
477
485
601
2930
1552
2110
2303
1915
2223
1952
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
159
333
332
332
244
25
25
25
333
333
332
333
244
217
201
225
333
333
334
334
306
306
131
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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