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Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
387 | 429 | 320 | 210 | 425 | 833 | 887 | 872 | 730 | 643 | 643 | 537 | 579 | 1060 | 787 | 838 | 815 | 1306 | 749 | 827 | 846 | 974 | 2026 | 2147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:22AM1.08m | 8:14PM1.57m | 9:27AM1.13m | 8:48PM1.69m | 10:29AM1.18m | 9:26PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.35m | 3:07AM-0.08m | 2:43PM0.48m | 3:51AM-0.30m | 3:28PM0.61m | 4:37AM-0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
387 | 163 | 320 | 210 | 425 | 833 | 887 | 872 | 730 | 643 | 295 | 295 | 266 | 705 | 787 | 838 | 815 | 687 | 231 | 228 | 225 | 231 | 1159 | 1183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 |
170 | 13 | 161 | 171 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 160 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 320 | 263 | 259 | 256 | 57 | 89 | 86 | 129 | 135 | 172 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 |
37 | 13 | 65 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 156 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 128 | 135 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
52 | 429 | 48 | 75 | 116 | 295 | — | — | — | — | 643 | 537 | 579 | 1060 | — | — | — | 1306 | 749 | 827 | 846 | 974 | 2026 | 2147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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