Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 2AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 706 | 901 | 884 | 804 | 1189 | 1207 | 1080 | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 494 | 423 | 353 | 318 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.37m | 5:59PM2.62m | 8:51AM2.46m | 7:20PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.97m | 12:23PM2.04m | 1:33AM1.02m | 1:57PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 666 | 706 | 901 | 884 | 804 | 1189 | 1207 | 1080 | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 494 | 423 | 353 | 318 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | 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 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 297 | 297 | 155 | 154 | 199 | 112 | 197 | 194 | 188 | 171 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 194 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | SW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 179 | 162 | 46 | 47 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 46 | 85 | 51 | 20 | 49 | 75 | 159 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 230 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 118 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 68 | 115 | 76 | 104 | 9 | 9 |
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