Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 564 | 351 | 291 | 284 | 239 | 181 | 149 | 70 | 161 | 149 | 125 | 92 | 137 | 155 | 223 | 277 | 306 |
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 | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM2.96m | 12:35PM3.54m | 1:52AM2.96m | 1:13PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.33m | 6:34AM1.26m | 7:24PM0.13m | 7:13AM1.36m | 8:09PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 865 | 564 | 351 | 291 | 284 | 239 | 181 | 149 | 32 | 161 | 149 | 125 | 44 | 121 | 155 | 223 | 277 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 12 | SW 14 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 70 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 52 | 134 | 179 | 165 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 14 | W 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 66 | 29 | 101 | 92 | 137 | 143 | 147 | 34 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 166 | 274 | 166 | 258 | 159 | 159 |
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