Chadbourne Gulch surf break

Chadbourne Gulch surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 PST
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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 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WNW
2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121716161514141414131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15681379133611371100956736172924442567250220041759144312971032875875771673663564539446
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.15
7:26AM
1.79
10:24PM
1.22
8:10AM
1.83
10:57PM
1.26
8:52AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.13
12:46AM
1.01
2:57PM
0.03
1:44AM
1.02
3:36PM
-0.05
2:34AM
1.01
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33
Sunset-5:12-------5:14-------5:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413121212111314131414141414171715151414141316
Feels °C (?)15131210101091112121313131211151514141312111014
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