Chadbourne Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.61° N 123.79° W

Chadbourne Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chadbourne Gulch sea temperature is
15.6° C
2.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch at 5AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
798
789
735
602
545
539
627
627
505
441
512
499
372
568
543
612
408
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:02PM1.86m
1:03PM1.34m
11:39PM1.85m
1:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:05AM-0.14m
5:29PM0.82m
6:35AM-0.13m
6:11PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
12
15
16
15
16
14
14
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