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Waddell Creek Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Waddell Creek Beach 3 photos

  • 500px provided description: Light and dark sand ripple texture. Waddell Creek Beach, CA [#beach ,#sand]

    500px provided description: Light and dark sand ripple texture. Waddell Creek Beach, CA [#beach ,#sand]. Justin Dolske, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 500px provided description: Texture on a large log on the beach. Waddell Creek Beach, CA [#driftwood]

    500px provided description: Texture on a large log on the beach. Waddell Creek Beach, CA [#driftwood]. Justin Dolske, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Looking north from Coast Highway 1 bridge at Waddell Creek

    Looking north from Coast Highway 1 bridge at Waddell Creek. Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am117
4.2Fair9 am64
4.1Fair10 am96
4.0Fair11 am117
3.5Poor12 pm1610
3.9Poor1 pm149
3.1Poor2 pm85
4.1Fair3 pm75
4.2Fair4 pm32
5.0Fair5 pm95
4.2Fair6 pm96
Fri
6.0Good8 am85
6.0Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am64
6.3Good11 am85
6.4Good12 pm117
6.3Good1 pm1610
7.3Great2 pm127
7.3Great3 pm96
7.3Great4 pm138
7.0Great5 pm149
6.7Good6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m660 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m640 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
41 km25 miMoffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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