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Waddell Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 3AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
2109 | 1962 | 3781 | 1703 | 1572 | 1267 | 1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 661 | 768 | 671 | 589 | 543 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.56m | 9:06AM1.01m | 8:24PM1.59m | 10:06AM1.05m | 8:54PM1.60m | 10:58AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.02m | 2:13PM0.57m | 3:33AM-0.10m | 2:55PM0.71m | 4:10AM-0.18m | 3:37PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 424 | 419 | 1876 | 1703 | 1572 | 1267 | 1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 281 | 263 | 263 | 677 | 661 | 768 | 671 | 589 | 543 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 318 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 218 | 175 | 133 | 116 | 90 | 101 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 38 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2109 | 1962 | 3781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 312 | 29 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 373 | 32 |
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