Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 196 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 136 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 76 | 95 | 114 | 111 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:39AM3.22m | 2:56PM2.94m | 2:18AM3.12m | 3:24PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:30PM1.41m | 8:54AM0.53m | 9:12PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 80 | 101 | 129 | 122 | 116 | 140 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 95 | 114 | 111 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 196 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 458 | 388 | 166 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 280 | 846 | 281 | 1005 | 274 | 9 |
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