Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
273
250
227
222
198
198
193
160
156
239
303
303
303
303
303
236
234
159
255
375
375
375
400
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:23AM1.16m
3:42PM1.58m
7:02AM1.15m
4:42PM1.52m
8:22AM1.19m
5:56PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.95m
11:16PM0.25m
10:13AM1.03m
00:27AM0.25m
11:46AM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
14
14
14
13
14
17
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
15
16
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
15
13
13
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