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Waddell Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
173 | 173 | 226 | 171 | 411 | 373 | 195 | 280 | 582 | 482 | 424 | 433 | 405 | 415 | 359 | 375 | 336 | 404 | 359 | 366 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.12m | 4:38AM1.07m | 6:42PM1.21m | 5:56AM1.04m | 7:13PM1.32m | 7:12AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.81m | 11:42AM0.07m | 00:51AM0.62m | 12:30PM0.14m | 1:39AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 107 | 64 | 86 | 79 | 134 | 111 | 136 | 161 | 180 | 180 | 424 | 396 | 405 | 415 | 359 | 375 | 336 | 404 | 359 | 366 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 144 | 226 | 141 | 411 | 202 | 195 | 256 | 76 | 125 | 348 | 433 | 302 | 291 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 366 | 288 | 284 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 106 | 100 | 171 | 173 | 373 | 62 | 280 | 81 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 116 | 142 | 262 | 211 | 188 | 264 | 582 | 482 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 80 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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