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Chadbourne Gulch Surf Report & Forecast, Blues Beach, CA

Chadbourne Gulch, Blues Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 4 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 7.4 ft at 12 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.2 ft at 4:42 am.

Great

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the east-northeast at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:25 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
7.4 ft · 12 s · W
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
3.3 ft fallinglow 3.2 ft at 4:42 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
55°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:54 amset 5:04 pm

Chadbourne Gulch surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Chadbourne Gulch: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Chadbourne Gulch today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:54 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Chadbourne Gulch tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Chadbourne Gulch: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreatcalm3.5 ft
7 am10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 94.2 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreat5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 115.1 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreatcalm6.0 ft
10 am10–11 ftGreatcalm6.5 ft
11 am10–11 ftGoodcalm6.6 ft
12 pm10–11 ftGoodcalm6.1 ft
1 pm9–11 ftGood6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 115.0 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)3.6 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (NW)2.0 ft
4 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm0.7 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm-0.2 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreatcalm3.6 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreatcalm4.1 ft
8 am10–11 ftGreatcalm4.8 ft
9 am10–11 ftGreatcalm5.6 ft
10 am10–11 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 96.3 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 106.7 ft
12 pm9–11 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 136.5 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 145.8 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 114.6 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm3.2 ft
4 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm1.8 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm0.6 ft
6 pm10–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)-0.0 ft

Chadbourne Gulch waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 4 am, sets at Chadbourne Gulch arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 107 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 107 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
74% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Chadbourne Gulch surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Chadbourne Gulch: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 14–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–17 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Great.

Chadbourne Gulch surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510158–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–14Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–13Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1514–18Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1610–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 188–11Thu, Nov 19: GoodThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Chadbourne Gulch are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Chadbourne Gulch 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 108–11 ftGreat7.4 ft · 12 s · W5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 115 mph onshore (NW)6 am
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat8.5 ft · 13 s · WNWcalm5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 116 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–14 ftGreat10.2 ft · 15 s · W5 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1113 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 289 am
Fri, Nov 137–13 ftGood9.4 ft · 14 s · W21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 446 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 152 pm
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftGreat23.2 ft · 18 s · W3 mph onshore (WSW)6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1510 am
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftGreat12.4 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 148 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 197 am
Mon, Nov 1614–18 ftGreat11.0 ft · 17 s · W5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 108 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 1710–15 ftGreat—3 mph offshore (ESE)5 mph onshore (WSW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftPoor—15 mph onshore (W)14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 241 pm
Thu, Nov 198–11 ftGood—13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2212 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Chadbourne Gulch are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Chadbourne Gulch tide chart and tide times

Tides at Chadbourne Gulch today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 4.9 ft at 12:07 am, low 3.2 ft at 4:42 am, high 6.6 ft at 10:37 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:57 pm. At 4 am the tide is 3.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Chadbourne Gulch, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.3 ft, fallingHigh 4.9 ft12:07 amLow 3.2 ft4:42 amHigh 6.6 ft10:37 amLow -0.5 ft5:57 pmHigh 4.9 ft12:55 amLow 3.5 ft5:13 amHigh 6.7 ft11:09 amLow -0.1 ft6:36 pmHigh 5.0 ft1:41 amLow 3.9 ft5:48 amHigh 6.7 ft11:45 amLow 0.3 ft7:17 pmHigh 5.1 ft2:32 am
Tide height at Chadbourne Gulch, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Chadbourne Gulch tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 4.9 ft at 12:07 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:42 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:37 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:57 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.9 ft at 12:55 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:13 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:09 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.0 ft at 1:41 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:48 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.1 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:28 amHigh 6.8 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:05 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.1 ft at 3:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:22 amHigh 6.2 ft at 1:01 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:50 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.1 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 8:31 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:48 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:41 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.9 ft at 5:13 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:57 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:48 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:26 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.0 ft at 5:56 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:20 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Chadbourne Gulch water temperature

The water temperature at Chadbourne Gulch is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 60 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Chadbourne Gulch

Spots near Chadbourne Gulch with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Chadbourne GulchDeHaven CreekSeaside CreekTen Mile River MouthWard AvenueVirgin CreekPudding Creek

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About Chadbourne Gulch

Chadbourne Gulch is a beach break in Westport, Mendocino County, California, facing west.

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