Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 7PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 309 | 316 | 270 | 267 | 381 | 373 | 368 | 453 | 432 | 447 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 419 | 403 | 318 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.50m | 10:22PM1.63m | 11:15AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.52m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 4:29PM0.38m | 4:51AM0.00m | 5:15PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 309 | 316 | 270 | 267 | 381 | 373 | 368 | 453 | 432 | 447 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 419 | 403 | 318 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 181 | 61 | 81 | 39 | 61 | 37 | 65 | 75 | 183 | 111 | 96 | 61 | 78 | 76 | 101 | 97 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | WNW 12 | W 21 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 64 | 39 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 98 | 39 | 96 | 9 | 65 | 81 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | 177 | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 70 | 109 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
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