Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 221 | 236 | 238 | 287 | 357 | 316 | 312 | 314 | 492 | 836 | 915 | 888 | 807 | 692 | 669 | 579 | 531 | 503 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.70m | 10:38AM2.47m | 9:16PM2.76m | 11:09AM2.61m | 10:12PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM2.03m | 3:36AM0.92m | 3:36PM1.91m | 4:22AM0.83m | 4:29PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 255 | 221 | 236 | 238 | 287 | 84 | 72 | 70 | 314 | 492 | 836 | 915 | 888 | 807 | 692 | 669 | 579 | 531 | 503 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 357 | 316 | 312 | 64 | 60 | 309 | 302 | 298 | 295 | 288 | 278 | 274 | 271 | 211 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | NW 5 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 134 | 312 | 312 | 241 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 458 | 673 | 442 | 109 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 877 | 1006 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 846 | 1006 | 11 | 9 |
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