Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 PST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)109999910109109999999999914149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2281731641692653674425175065284523933053052422031651381188684706738
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
1.62
5:37PM
0.96
3:39AM
1.61
6:55PM
1.07
4:53AM
1.62
7:48PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.02
9:29PM
0.97
11:33AM
-0.07
11:06PM
0.99
12:40PM
-0.16
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:47-------6:45-------6:43-----
Sunset-----5:58-------5:59-------6:00--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------461---------------
Temp. °C151514161717141414141415171817151514141820211916
Feels °C (?)141412141414131314141515161516131413131717171714
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