Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 111 | 175 | 98 | 139 | 162 | 139 | 147 | 90 | 86 | 82 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 148 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.50m | 9:23AM1.17m | 7:25PM1.55m | 9:54AM1.21m | 8:13PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM1.04m | 2:17AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.98m | 2:59AM0.02m | 2:48PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 33 | 175 | 98 | 105 | 102 | 75 | 86 | 50 | 51 | 78 | 62 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 65 | 32 | 32 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 144 | 90 | 83 | 53 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 142 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 111 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 94 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 41 | 37 | 63 | 139 | 162 | 139 | 147 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 69 | 67 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 117 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 0 |
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