Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 10AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	21s
Evening (16 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	21s

Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 23	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	344	463	658	658	658	463	454	388	546	738	738	738	540	372	360	423	449	449	449	431	378	378	378	431
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:03AM3.77m					2:54PM2.97m			1:56AM3.70m					3:44PM3.00m				2:50AM3.53m				4:33PM3.03m
Low Tide				8:11AM-0.25m				8:01PM1.57m				9:00AM-0.16m				8:58PM1.54m				9:49AM0.02m				9:59PM1.51m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	13	16	18	16	15	13
Feels °C	13	12	14	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	10	9	8	9	11	13	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	SW 21	SW 21	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	109	106	133	133	135	463	454	183	204	250	277	343	423	360	360	423	368	377	422	431	378	378	378	431
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 23	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 14	W 9	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	344	463	658	658	658	53	71	388	546	738	738	738	540	372	327	375	449	449	449	370	366	358	322	268
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	8	6	34	34	34	—	51	28	28	28	28	28	28	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 5	—	WNW 9	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	7	—	166	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	The Strait Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	The Strait Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Whiskey Creek Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Crescent Washington	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Whiskey Creek Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	4	4	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	4	1	4
Distance (km)	14	9	274	458	810	651	274	253	253	104	254	254	254	458	253	253	104	9	9	254	265	398	253	127
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef								Lincoln City Nelscott Reef							Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3								4							4	4	3					4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Malibu CAL - LA County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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