Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 145 | 177 | 133 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 155 | 155 | 211 | 211 | 204 | 200 | 132 | 145 | 142 | 137 | 219 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21AM2.40m | 9:45PM2.92m | 11:55AM2.53m | 10:37PM3.03m | 12:24PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM1.95m | 5:05AM0.69m | 4:47PM1.84m | 5:43AM0.57m | 5:32PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 155 | 155 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 42 | 40 | 145 | 20 | 133 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 18 | 11 | 211 | 211 | 204 | 200 | 132 | 145 | 142 | 137 | 219 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | W 10 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 177 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 76 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 369 | 653 | 280 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 166 | 280 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 274 | 115 | 76 |
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