
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 58 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 111 | 118 | 128 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.71m | 10:58PM3.52m | 12:45PM2.90m | 11:55PM3.59m | 1:24PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.68m | 6:06AM0.05m | 5:58PM1.49m | 6:51AM0.00m | 6:51PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
21 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 70 | 118 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
66 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 27 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 111 | 109 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
33 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 58 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 653 | 458 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 280 | 653 | 1006 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 274 | 254 | 653 | 653 | 14 |
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