Waddell Creek Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
VERY POOR

Surf Height

6-8FT

Overhead to well overhead

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.8FT18s
SSW207º
10FT10s
WNW304º
1.2FT13s
S175º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

8KTSNW

11kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.1FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
57ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Waddell Creek Surf Forecast

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Waddell Creek Surf Guide

Waddell Creek is several hundred yards of reefs and beachbreaks leading up to a rivermouth, then more beachbreaks with more reefs at the north end. Waddell Creek is the workhorse spot for Santa Cruz surfers. It tends to be best in the morning before the onshore winds come up, and it can be good all day when the winds are blowing offshore. When the wind comes up, the sailboarders take over, but when it's not windy enough for them, the kitesurfers are out there. Waddell Creek is open to everything... Read more

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