Waddell Creek Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-6FT
Chest to overhead
Swell
Wind
6KTSSE
9kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
58°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Cruz Forecast
Jax Richards •Today
Fun surf is nudging back up this afternoon. Light wind & minor PM crumble.
Afternoon Outlook: New round of SSW Southern Hemi continues to slowly build, as old S swell winds down. Some fun zone surf this afternoon in the chest-shoulder high range, while southerly exposures see sets in the head high to gently overhead range. Nice tide push through the afternoon before it gets too high and boggy later this evening.
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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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