Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 4PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 117 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 110 | 98 | 101 | 120 | 145 | 207 | 235 | 241 | 206 | 184 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28PM3.21m | 4:41AM2.53m | 4:04PM3.07m | 5:42AM2.36m | 4:45PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.35m | 10:19PM0.71m | 9:54AM1.57m | 11:09PM0.83m | 10:32AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 110 | 98 | 101 | 120 | 145 | 207 | 235 | 241 | 206 | 184 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 57 | 117 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 90 | 51 | 32 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 44 | 276 | 280 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 276 | 166 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 266 | 280 | 166 | 76 |
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