Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
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)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
226
286
242
242
238
233
156
143
139
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
119
136
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
WNW
0
N
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:40PM1.61m
8:57AM1.12m
6:42PM1.61m
9:55AM1.18m
7:44PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.24m
12:02PM1.00m
2:20AM0.18m
1:22PM1.01m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
14
12
13
14
15
14
12
13
13
11
14
15
15
15
16
14
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