Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)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 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
348
397
402
291
288
277
413
334
363
353
344
314
246
242
237
221
226
233
236
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
0
N
0
NNE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
0
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:00PM1.68m
5:33AM1.11m
4:46PM1.64m
7:20AM1.08m
5:40PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.32m
9:54AM0.80m
00:08AM0.29m
10:46AM0.93m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
15
15
14
13
15
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
17
14
15
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
14
13
14
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
15
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