Waddell Creek surf break

Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616151515151515151414141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12312361609387134132132147146142184231159157110109109106148156136158
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NE
10
SE
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.65
8:30PM
1.26
7:07AM
1.67
9:07PM
1.33
8:03AM
1.67
9:41PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
-0.24
1:28AM
0.79
2:23PM
-0.27
2:21AM
0.65
3:04PM
-0.26
3:10AM
0.51
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182225262321201918231919171614131315151513131213
Feels °C (?)172223242220201916221716151512111214131312121213
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