Waddell Creek Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Current Surf Conditions
Local time:
Condition Rating
LOTUS Forecast
Surf Height
6-8FT
Overhead to well overhead
LOTUS Forecast
Swell
3FT18s
SSW202º
11FT10s
NW305º
LOTUS Forecast
Wind
5KTSNW
8kts gusts, Cross-shore
Model Forecast
Tide
0.2FT
Temperature
57°F
55ºF
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