Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 243 | 243 | 197 | 202 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 133 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 157 | 95 | 123 | 102 | 150 | 161 | 168 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:28AM2.59m | 5:58PM3.14m | 6:39AM2.35m | 6:41PM3.07m | 8:04AM2.22m | 7:29PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM1.12m | 11:22AM1.11m | 00:42AM1.09m | 12:05PM1.41m | 1:49AM1.03m | 12:54PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 202 | 226 | 197 | 197 | 202 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 133 | 98 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 157 | 95 | 123 | 102 | 150 | 161 | 168 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 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 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 145 | 243 | 243 | 145 | 142 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 109 | 58 | 74 | 59 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 104 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 40 | 74 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 266 | 14 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 274 | 166 | 398 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 166 | 276 | 9 |
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