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Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
14.1° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131514131312161616151414141313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133157329280404339422612590517932919905704673573573564468411341284279274
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NE
0
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
1.26
10:22AM
1.60
12:13AM
1.31
11:04AM
1.51
12:42AM
1.36
11:50AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
-0.26
4:46AM
0.81
5:25PM
-0.22
5:28AM
0.74
5:57PM
-0.14
6:15AM
0.66
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:20-------5:21-------5:22
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141416171717161615151516151514131313141616
Feels °C (?)141312121214151516151413131414141413121212131412
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