Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 May 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 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: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)8888778899910991010101099989999999910101010101010101010109999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)30030230225634432540868313741436804128393711411235124221269987666585755877898097941198630561672884871154088690488477669274876618018501339125562771976667365961565986492990986486482713551255561463
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.42
3:54PM
1.06
1:36AM
1.35
4:43PM
1.10
2:36AM
1.25
5:27PM
1.16
3:49AM
1.16
6:06PM
1.26
5:11AM
1.08
6:41PM
1.38
6:36AM
1.05
7:16PM
1.51
7:56AM
1.07
7:51PM
1.65
9:08AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
-0.21
8:11PM
1.02
9:09AM
-0.17
9:30PM
0.98
10:03AM
-0.12
10:54PM
0.86
10:57AM
-0.05
12:05AM
0.67
11:51AM
0.05
1:05AM
0.42
12:41PM
0.18
1:57AM
0.14
1:30PM
0.33
2:47AM
-0.12
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------5:54-------5:54-
Sunset------8:12-------8:12-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)8898875556910975567111414118875101113967691115141086779119875667876666569
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