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Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz)

California, United States

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

Poor

Chest-high (1.5 m) at 6 s, heading toward ESE, with moderate cross-shore wind toward SE.

Swell

1.5 m

ESE

6 s

Wind

15 km/h

Cross-shore

Tide

1.7 m

Rising

Weather

20 °C

Mostly clear

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	1 m · 5 s	ESE	13 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 14 °C
1 AM	Good	1.1 m · 5 s	ESE	13 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
2 AM	Poor	1.1 m · 6 s	ESE	12 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1 m	Overcast · 14 °C
3 AM	Fair	1.2 m · 6 s	ESE	11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Overcast · 14 °C
4 AM	Fair	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Overcast · 15 °C
5 AM	Fair	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Overcast · 14 °C
6 AM	Good	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 14 °C
7 AM	Good	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	6 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 14 °C
8 AM	Good	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	8 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.7 m	Fog · 15 °C
9 AM	Fair	1.5 m · 6 s	ESE	9 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Fog · 16 °C
10 AM	Fair	1.5 m · 6 s	ESE	9 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Fog · 18 °C
11 AM	Poor	1.5 m · 6 s	ESE	13 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Overcast · 18 °C
12 PM	Poor	1.5 m · 6 s	ESE	15 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Mostly clear · 20 °C
1 PM	Poor	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	18 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Clear · 22 °C
2 PM	Poor	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	19 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.9 m	Clear · 22 °C
3 PM	Poor	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	20 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	2 m	Clear · 22 °C
4 PM	Poor	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	21 km/h · 28 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	2 m	Clear · 22 °C
5 PM	Good	1.2 m · 6 s	ESE	20 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	2.1 m	Clear · 21 °C
6 PM	Good	1.2 m · 6 s	ESE	19 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	S Offshore	2 m	Overcast · 19 °C
7 PM	Good	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	19 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 17 °C
8 PM	Good	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 16 °C
9 PM	Good	1.3 m · 6 s	ESE	13 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.4 m	Overcast · 16 °C
10 PM	Good	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 15 °C
11 PM	Fair	1.4 m · 6 s	ESE	10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1 m	Overcast · 14 °C