Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)--
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212181816161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)572582498490495495411380300295235228180137132102150258329286424602565518
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.17
7:45AM
1.66
10:20PM
1.19
8:25AM
1.68
10:49PM
1.21
9:04AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.00
3:18PM
-0.18
2:56AM
0.97
3:51PM
-0.23
3:32AM
0.92
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717161517202018171716151820191818171616181919
Feels °C (?)161514141315191816151514131618171616151414171616
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