Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 02 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chadbourne Gulch today?

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
945
306
279
342
316
357
395
417
635
768
975
1024
996
1351
1351
1159
987
972
769
757
700
598
508
405
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
N
0
N
0
NW
5
WNW
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
1:22PM1.20m
00:03AM1.71m
2:09PM1.17m
00:34AM1.67m
2:58PM1.14m
1:07AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.70m
7:06AM-0.21m
6:21PM0.77m
7:45AM-0.19m
6:55PM0.83m
8:27AM-0.14m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
12
11
13
11
12
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
9
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
945
306
279
342
316
357
323
281
309
768
975
1024
996
1351
1351
1159
987
972
769
757
700
598
508
405
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
17
Energy kJ
31
280
223
160
186
276
395
417
635
216
184
109
109
84
121
123
148
217
169
127
127
129
181
298
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
10
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15
31
75
149
188
109
81
107
51
90
108
117
85
80
80
81
20
8
54
24
70
71
70
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
244
244
0
0
0
0
0
25
245
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
190
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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