Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 17 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
2
7
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1112121213121213131212121199101011111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19483404395640425680292425892334215419331415122710291692199824982665224530201322891653482356
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
20
SSE
35
ESE
25
E
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.35
10:16AM
1.53
11:21PM
1.43
11:02AM
1.43
11:49PM
1.50
11:54AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
-0.17
4:29AM
0.51
4:53PM
-0.09
5:11AM
0.40
5:24PM
0.05
5:57AM
0.29
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:51-------5:52-------5:53
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
6221--111-211111---------
Temp. °C888881081099867891010988891010
Feels °C (?)20-202335673-22-1-2-111355678
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