Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 575 | 568 | 534 | 467 | 467 | 429 | 402 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 284 | 346 | 371 | 236 | 276 | 223 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.64m | 12:29PM1.27m | 11:10PM1.58m | 12:55PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM-0.16m | 5:35PM0.81m | 6:11AM-0.13m | 6:14PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 590 | 254 | 294 | 294 | 277 | 243 | 429 | 402 | 246 | 248 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 218 | 276 | 188 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 575 | 568 | 534 | 441 | 435 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 309 | 305 | 284 | 284 | 218 | 85 | 49 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 104 | 76 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 29 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 248 | 486 | 486 | — | 467 | 467 | 270 | 280 | 242 | 427 | 408 | — | 346 | 371 | 236 | 257 | 223 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
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