Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 171 | 329 | 171 | 170 | 156 | 371 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 262 | 372 | 664 | 664 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.97m | 10:50AM2.29m | 9:16PM2.98m | 11:43AM2.40m | 10:09PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM1.85m | 3:55AM0.85m | 3:06PM1.93m | 4:47AM0.73m | 4:11PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 135 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 84 | 70 | 444 | 368 | 57 | 62 | 372 | 664 | 664 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 65 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 71 | 329 | 171 | 47 | 45 | 371 | 563 | 51 | 31 | 271 | 262 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 548 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 171 | 71 | 70 | 170 | 156 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 1005 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 386 | 1005 | 456 | 115 | 76 | 104 | 115 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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