Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (17 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	21s
Evening (17 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	21s

Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	NW 9	SW 17	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	658	463	454	388	546	738	738	738	540	372	383	423	449	449	460	470	415	378	378	422	572	643	748	748
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:54PM2.97m			1:56AM3.70m					3:44PM3.00m				2:50AM3.53m				4:33PM3.03m				3:46AM3.28m
Low Tide				8:01PM1.57m				9:00AM-0.16m				8:58PM1.54m				9:49AM0.02m				9:59PM1.51m				10:37AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	9:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	16	17	16	15	13	13	12	13	14
Feels °C	12	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	11	11	10	9	8	9	10	13	13	13	12	10	10	10	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 21	SW 21	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	130	463	454	183	234	250	270	323	360	360	383	423	444	430	460	470	415	378	378	422	572	643	748	748
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	W 9	W 9	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	658	74	71	388	546	738	738	738	540	372	327	375	449	449	449	370	366	358	322	268	208	206	206	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 20
kJ	34	53	51	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	17	17	17	17	17	17	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	37	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	1	4	1	1	1	3	3	1
Distance (km)	651	1043	458	255	253	104	253	254	265	254	253	253	109	44	14	44	265	398	253	118	118	14	176	254
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon						Lincoln City Nelscott Reef								Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach		Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)						4								4	4					4		4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	7	7	6	9	4	7

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