Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 358 | 264 | 206 | 330 | 350 | 358 | 427 | 427 | 423 | 358 | 346 | 264 | 254 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 201 | 198 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29PM2.69m | 00:22AM3.26m | 1:59PM2.78m | 1:01AM3.27m | 2:28PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.39m | 6:31PM1.70m | 7:22AM0.34m | 7:11PM1.60m | 7:54AM0.34m | 7:50PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 602 | 112 | 157 | 148 | 141 | 137 | 142 | 220 | 189 | 185 | 186 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 201 | 198 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 358 | 264 | 206 | 330 | 350 | 358 | 427 | 427 | 423 | 358 | 346 | 264 | 254 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 50 | 57 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 122 | 186 | 173 | 24 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 255 | 274 | 281 | 386 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 1006 | 1005 | 472 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 386 | 369 | 230 | 9 |
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