Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 1AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 86 | 82 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 190 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 130 | 127 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.55m | 9:54AM1.21m | 8:13PM1.58m | 10:21AM1.23m | 8:57PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.98m | 2:59AM0.02m | 2:48PM0.91m | 3:35AM-0.03m | 3:26PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 50 | 186 | 222 | 181 | 179 | 87 | 87 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 83 | 53 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 142 | 147 | 190 | 50 | 37 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 127 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 85 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 42 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 76 | 74 | 10 | 94 | — | 77 | 35 | 19 | 32 | 28 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 117 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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