Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 PST
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Waddell Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waddell Creek sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)999999991491318181818181716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2612031681381411201068367524412312312361609387134132132147146142
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.07
4:53AM
1.62
7:48PM
1.17
6:05AM
1.65
8:30PM
1.26
7:07AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.99
12:40PM
-0.16
12:25AM
0.92
1:36PM
-0.24
1:28AM
0.79
2:23PM
-0.27
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151619222319181717172023232019181617171718
Feels °C (?)151615151517192017161516161921211917181415151115
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