
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 9AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 182 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 235 | 427 | 407 | 291 | 226 | 226 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 432 | 332 | 520 | 454 | 596 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.26m | 3:19PM1.36m | 2:28AM1.12m | 3:53PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:31PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.02m | 9:17PM0.71m | 9:02AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.56m | 9:45AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
82 | 82 | 67 | 67 | 84 | 273 | 176 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 427 | 407 | 291 | 226 | 226 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 318 | 273 | 520 | 454 | 596 | 596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
140 | 138 | 182 | 273 | 273 | 99 | 101 | 176 | 174 | 235 | 73 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 223 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 432 | 332 | 115 | 191 | 142 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 20 |
124 | 140 | 113 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 65 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 178 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 82 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 286 | 352 | 102 | 180 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
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