Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 10 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (11 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
696
671
344
361
891
829
469
460
515
745
822
759
447
387
380
452
254
259
361
505
531
356
446
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
W
0
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM1.34m
7:01AM1.20m
8:20PM1.46m
8:15AM1.20m
8:48PM1.59m
9:22AM1.22m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.10m
1:27AM0.66m
1:18PM0.16m
2:22AM0.44m
2:00PM0.24m
3:10AM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
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
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
343
123
246
320
361
891
829
469
460
515
745
822
759
447
387
380
452
254
259
361
505
531
356
446
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
NW
6
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
W
13
Energy kJ
204
85
83
246
223
453
326
116
91
91
326
402
322
56
199
188
242
242
242
242
242
138
290
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.7
NW
5
0.2
W
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
123
70
103
142
160
5
5
326
226
291
3
3
3
245
25
24
16
4
2
22
17
47
138
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
344
696
671
344
311
149
138
126
46
28
37
23
23
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
212
333
131
5
0
0
0
117
185
25
0
0
0
0
0
230
333
244
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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