Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 137 | 232 | 177 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 75 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.66m | 11:22PM3.13m | 12:50PM2.79m | 00:04AM3.19m | 1:16PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.69m | 6:17AM0.49m | 6:12PM1.52m | 6:48AM0.46m | 6:51PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
47 | 42 | 232 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 26 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 109 | 106 | 56 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 8 |
142 | 137 | 41 | 177 | 130 | 129 | 27 | 26 | 58 | 18 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | W 10 |
46 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 16 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
10 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 70 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 274 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 115 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 280 | 104 | 104 |
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