Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 255 | 199 | 199 | 165 | 144 | 148 | 147 | 165 | 165 | 144 | 154 | 209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 194 | 186 | 181 | 186 | 229 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.27m | 8:37PM1.91m | 10:48AM1.34m | 9:32PM1.90m | 11:26AM1.41m | 10:25PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.88m | 3:58AM-0.36m | 3:44PM0.77m | 4:42AM-0.35m | 4:37PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 255 | 199 | 199 | 165 | 144 | 116 | 147 | 165 | 165 | 144 | 154 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 165 | 194 | 186 | 177 | 186 | 177 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 149 | 143 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 86 | 87 | 116 | 209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 176 | 119 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 148 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 131 | 124 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 67 | 98 | 98 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 123 | 675 | 111 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 151 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 302 | 63 | 0 |
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