Waddell Creek Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT
Waist to chest
Swell
Wind
9KTSWNW
17kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
60°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Cruz Forecast
Kevin Wallis •Today
Fun surf this morning with clean conditions on the incoming tide. Surf nudges up through the day.
Dawn to 10:00AM: A new round of long-period SSW swell slowly fills in, setting up widespread waist to chest high surf at good southerly exposures in the morning, as focal points see occasional head high sets. Light wind.
PM Outlook: Rising swell puts more spots in waist-shoulder high waves, top spots to head high+. WNW winds go moderate+ over the afternoon. Late day high tide has tide-sensitive breaks getting sluggish.
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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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