
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 6AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
184 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 159 | 211 | 252 | 319 | 249 | 319 | 297 | 276 | 211 | 319 | 323 | 330 | 319 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.09m | 4:45PM1.35m | 8:02AM1.14m | 5:55PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.23m | 11:48AM1.07m | 00:38AM0.19m | 12:54PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
184 | 184 | 184 | 81 | 93 | 117 | 107 | 319 | 249 | 138 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 323 | 330 | 319 | 312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
107 | 70 | 69 | 177 | 159 | 211 | 252 | 58 | 58 | 319 | 252 | 255 | 211 | 319 | 28 | 29 | 49 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 |
23 | 20 | 19 | 101 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 6 | — | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
16 | 16 | 44 | 144 | — | — | — | 108 | 120 | 273 | 297 | 276 | — | — | 165 | 178 | 164 | 146 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 18 |
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