Surf Forecasts:
Chadbourne Gulch surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with 786 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chadbourne Gulch this week:
The surf forecast for Chadbourne Gulch over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chadbourne Gulch in the next 16 days are 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chadbourne Gulch over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for Chadbourne Gulch over the next couple of weeks.
First up, the water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no need for a thicker wetsuit just yet.
The outlook is a bit of a slow burn, to be honest. We’ve got a long, long gap of nothing really worth getting excited about for the first week. The early days are all small, marginal slop with a lot of cross-on wind. Saturday the 5th through to Thursday the 11th is just a run of waist-high or smaller swell, light onshore breezes, and a lot of “questionable tide conditions.” The energy is weak to moderate at best, never really cracking 1000 on the combined energy scale. Don't bother writing it in your diary.
The first real glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday the 8th in the afternoon. The wind goes glassy, and we get a tiny 3ft S swell. It’s small, but clean. The real standout, and the one to circle, is Saturday the 12th. The afternoon session is absolute fire. We’ve got a 5ft NW swell pushing in, and the wind is glassy. The combined energy is a solid 719, which is a decent bump. It’s not huge, but 5ft with glassy conditions at Chadbourne? That’s a recipe for some clean, fun walls. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit more playful, but with that wind it’ll be worth the paddle. This is the best on offer.
After that, it fades back into mediocrity. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th have similar size swell but the wind swings back to cross-on, messing up the surface. The wind really picks up around Friday the 18th, getting up to 18 mph from the NW, making it a total loss for surfing. The setup will be choppy and lumpy, and honestly, that’s more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.
The very end of the window, Sunday the 20th, has a bit of a last hurrah. A 6ft WNW swell and light cross-on wind. The energy is strong at 1197, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it. Could be a decent session if the winds lighten up, but don’t hold your breath.
So, in short: it’s a quiet start, but the afternoon of Saturday the 12th is your best bet. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 688 | 434 | 405 | 405 | 264 | 233 | 305 | 250 | 219 | 255 | 359 | 280 | 368 | 205 | 493 | 553 | 436 | 477 | 419 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.19m | 6:19PM1.83m | 9:15AM1.27m | 7:34PM1.87m | 9:59AM1.37m | 8:41PM1.91m | 10:35AM1.47m | 9:41PM1.93m | 11:09AM1.57m | 10:36PM1.91m | 11:41AM1.66m | 11:27PM1.84m | 12:13PM1.74m | 00:17AM1.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.98m | 1:55AM-0.06m | 1:12PM0.94m | 2:53AM-0.13m | 2:26PM0.84m | 3:42AM-0.16m | 3:28PM0.69m | 4:25AM-0.14m | 4:22PM0.53m | 5:04AM-0.07m | 5:11PM0.39m | 5:41AM0.04m | 5:59PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 242 | 211 | 206 | 405 | 405 | 264 | 71 | 158 | 231 | 160 | 125 | 359 | 153 | 112 | 205 | 493 | 522 | 370 | 169 | 419 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 620 | 688 | 434 | 93 | 44 | 156 | 233 | 305 | 250 | 219 | 255 | 111 | 280 | 116 | 184 | 225 | 553 | 436 | 477 | 154 | 418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | NW 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 58 | 125 | 68 | 124 | 47 | 139 | 123 | 116 | 161 | 120 | 171 | 132 | 368 | 77 | 174 | 194 | 166 | 100 | 90 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 122 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 306 | 0 | 159 | 335 | 0 | 87 | 25 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 34 | 0 | 190 | 25 | 0 | 230 | 333 | 25 |
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