Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 7AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
356
759
887
877
742
573
635
627
733
733
724
568
519
609
744
405
400
400
394
394
325
229
220
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:06AM1.74m
12:58PM1.62m
00:50AM1.65m
1:25PM1.69m
1:38AM1.53m
1:55PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.10m
6:38PM0.44m
6:52AM0.21m
7:24PM0.34m
7:22AM0.35m
8:14PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
17
18
16
13
12
12
13
17
17
17
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
14
15
13
11
11
11
12
16
15
16
13
12
13
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
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