Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
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 Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 289 | 321 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 368 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | 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 | 5:28PM1.56m | 8:02AM0.98m | 6:16PM1.57m | 9:08AM1.07m | 7:03PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.93m | 2:03AM0.08m | 1:22PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 136 | 107 | 75 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 160 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 312 | 289 | 321 | 67 | 43 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 92 | 154 | 127 | 125 | 368 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 35 | 71 | 71 | 98 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 132 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 27 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 55 | 61 | 51 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
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