Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
0.9
SW
16
2.4
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
371
894
878
396
629
412
411
503
493
702
627
582
515
415
316
265
234
1012
1395
1504
1764
1372
910
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
E
0
NE
0
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:27AM1.44m
9:46PM1.65m
10:49AM1.53m
10:30PM1.66m
11:12AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.13m
3:40PM0.67m
4:10AM0.14m
4:19PM0.52m
4:40AM0.17m
4:58PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
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7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
9
9
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