Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1
WNW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101099998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320314267240200204261261261267229212171196211161145202155275241235136289
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
0
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
E
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
0
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.23
7:00AM
1.43
8:53PM
1.32
8:04AM
1.42
9:28PM
1.39
9:02AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
-0.13
1:31AM
0.73
2:09PM
-0.13
2:28AM
0.55
2:53PM
-0.10
3:18AM
0.38
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:01-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-7:25-------7:27-------7:28------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212018151413141618191716161717222321171514131318
Feels °C (?)181616141312121515161414141515201715121010101015
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