Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 106 | 86 | 176 | 199 | 199 | 229 | 142 | 224 | 260 | 267 | 287 | 527 | 527 | 571 | 323 | 363 | 384 | 343 | 390 | 634 | 509 | 277 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.33m | 10:30PM1.94m | 12:41PM1.37m | 11:23PM1.84m | 1:22PM1.42m | 00:16AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.84m | 5:48AM-0.50m | 5:40PM0.76m | 6:32AM-0.41m | 6:38PM0.69m | 7:15AM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 85 | 59 | 114 | 117 | 138 | 138 | 109 | 61 | 50 | 93 | 127 | 287 | 287 | 331 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 339 | 331 | 277 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 85 | 37 | 86 | 121 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 38 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 169 | 160 | 156 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 36 | 81 | 80 | 154 | 58 | 85 | 57 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 29 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 76 | 179 | 181 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 106 | 18 | 176 | 199 | 199 | 229 | 142 | 224 | 260 | 267 | 287 | 527 | 527 | 571 | 323 | 363 | 384 | 343 | 390 | 634 | 509 | — | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
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