
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 293 | 357 | 426 | 518 | 503 | 488 | 473 | 451 | 368 | 228 | 295 | 160 | 248 | 202 | 209 | 198 | 141 | 148 | 148 | 181 | 309 | 273 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.28m | 7:36PM1.72m | 9:35AM1.36m | 8:35PM1.73m | 10:10AM1.44m | 9:30PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM-0.14m | 1:55PM0.84m | 2:51AM-0.18m | 2:51PM0.68m | 3:34AM-0.17m | 3:41PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 |
305 | 293 | 357 | 426 | 518 | 503 | 488 | 473 | 451 | 368 | 228 | 295 | 160 | 248 | 202 | 209 | 198 | 141 | 102 | 68 | 66 | 309 | 273 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
229 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 156 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 85 | 181 | 62 | 83 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 4 |
43 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 34 | 31 | 51 | 80 | 111 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 148 | 148 | 95 | 90 | 39 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 65 | 35 | 16 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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