Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 06 Mar 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
14.0° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
NW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101010101099101099131212121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9547597921430581520500464402346269136151103192188180176246220203436491284
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.19
12:03AM
1.48
1:01PM
1.06
12:31AM
1.46
2:07PM
0.96
1:05AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.18
5:54PM
0.42
6:48AM
0.16
6:27PM
0.61
7:36AM
0.17
7:03PM
0.78
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111417191514131212161820171615141418181916151312
Feels °C (?)811131411111199131617151413131316151614141210
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