Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 90 | 82 | 116 | 261 | 485 | 1081 | 475 | 273 | 431 | 509 | 831 | 1208 | 1086 | 883 | 783 | 694 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32AM2.58m | 4:16PM3.27m | 5:39AM2.40m | 5:04PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.72m | 9:56AM1.37m | 11:18PM0.72m | 10:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 90 | 82 | 116 | 261 | 485 | 1081 | 475 | 273 | 431 | 509 | 831 | 1208 | 1086 | 883 | 783 | 694 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 13 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 239 | 267 | 169 | 183 | 159 | 159 | 127 | 139 | 109 | 75 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 32 | 61 | 31 | 61 | 44 | 27 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 68 | 16 | 68 | 68 | 94 | 95 | 148 | 161 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 115 | 104 | 115 | 254 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 9 |
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