Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 432 | 361 | 313 | 223 | 179 | 149 | 133 | 114 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 74 | 76 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM3.07m | 12:50PM3.24m | 1:12AM3.07m | 1:18PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.79m | 7:05PM0.73m | 7:09AM0.90m | 7:44PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 490 | 432 | 361 | 313 | 223 | 179 | 149 | 133 | 114 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 52 | 30 | 19 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 91 | 13 | 27 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 61 | 74 | 76 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 118 | 280 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 166 | 461 | 254 | 9 |
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