Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
551
383
416
470
470
542
604
789
725
385
427
448
373
373
338
313
248
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
E
0
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
0
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:38PM2.12m
12:23PM1.52m
11:30PM2.07m
12:58PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.34m
5:14PM0.62m
6:14AM-0.27m
6:08PM0.52m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
14
17
18
18
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
16
17
17
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
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