Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 403 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 124 | 147 | 103 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.55m | 11:13PM1.53m | 11:45AM1.58m | 00:05AM1.41m | 12:14PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.27m | 5:27AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.19m | 6:02AM0.34m | 6:45PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 419 | 403 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 86 | 75 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 85 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 51 | 37 | 120 | 53 | 309 | 268 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 52 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 122 | 161 | 53 | 121 | 118 | — | 143 | 86 | 109 | 65 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 124 | 147 | 103 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
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