Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 10PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 670 | 713 | 662 | 673 | 623 | 644 | 633 | 701 | 735 | 1174 | 991 | 591 | 669 | 534 | 508 | 500 | 468 | 597 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.30m | 6:22AM1.11m | 3:55PM1.24m | 7:02AM1.16m | 5:10PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.16m | 11:21AM1.04m | 11:37PM0.17m | 12:27PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 553 | 670 | 713 | 378 | 149 | 623 | 644 | 633 | 590 | 590 | 612 | 602 | 591 | 669 | 340 | 508 | 500 | 399 | 324 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 167 | 136 | 662 | 673 | 612 | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 582 | 575 | 540 | 335 | 534 | 387 | 381 | 468 | 597 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 161 | 143 | 119 | 101 | 173 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 48 | 49 | 127 | 123 | 29 | 326 | 181 | 227 | 160 | 85 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 47 | 93 | 91 | — | — | 232 | — | 701 | 735 | 1174 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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