
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 7PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
301 | 301 | 395 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 670 | 713 | 662 | 673 | 745 | 686 | 1154 | 723 | 723 | 1009 | 974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.38m | 5:23AM1.08m | 2:44PM1.30m | 6:22AM1.11m | 3:55PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.12m | 9:55AM1.10m | 10:34PM0.16m | 11:21AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
301 | 297 | 285 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 670 | 713 | 447 | 165 | 745 | 686 | 723 | 590 | 590 | 612 | 591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
119 | 115 | 395 | 269 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 192 | 233 | 143 | 119 | 662 | 673 | 612 | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 582 | 446 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
232 | 301 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 79 | 103 | 161 | 161 | 143 | 98 | 101 | 173 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 49 | 49 | 127 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | 278 | 136 | 231 | — | 261 | 355 | 1154 | 723 | 723 | 1009 | 974 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
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