Waddell Creek Beach

Waddell Creek Beach is an SW-facing beach break in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE to NW and NW. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (234°)

Best swell

SSW to W (194°–275°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to NW (157° to 318.5°); NW (320° to 324°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

NOAA station 9413878

Wave buoy

Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) · 47 km away

Cams

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