Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
3
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
2.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.8
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
171
163
160
171
180
218
244
205
316
399
377
595
580
515
568
553
515
486
472
582
828
802
754
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:06AM1.29m
10:14PM1.67m
11:00AM1.27m
10:41PM1.71m
11:50AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.19m
3:39PM0.27m
4:38AM0.04m
4:14PM0.39m
5:16AM-0.08m
4:46PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
15
14
15
12
12
7
8
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
13
11
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
6
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
60
171
163
160
171
180
218
244
205
216
245
208
595
580
503
568
553
341
401
454
465
458
414
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
8
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.3
SW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
177
37
58
43
38
20
161
113
154
135
149
377
121
92
148
111
33
515
486
472
54
33
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.3
SW
13
0.6
NNW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
NW
20
0.5
NW
19
0.6
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
55
55
27
49
44
22
22
97
184
218
399
125
36
35
35
34
17
75
74
54
9
9
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
22
54
100
316
341
233
361
515
414
373
492
582
828
802
754
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
141
230
335
0
0
0
0
0
190
333
335
0
0
0
0
0
141
159
333
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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