Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 164 | 133 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 82 | 109 | 261 | 485 | 749 | 553 | 280 | 423 | 520 | 778 | 1468 | 1343 | 1008 | 783 | 555 | 473 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:37PM3.30m | 4:32AM2.58m | 4:16PM3.27m | 5:39AM2.40m | 5:04PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.14m | 10:21PM0.72m | 9:56AM1.37m | 11:18PM0.72m | 10:39AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
184 | 164 | 133 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 82 | 80 | 261 | 485 | 79 | 553 | 280 | 423 | 520 | 778 | 1468 | 1343 | 1008 | 783 | 555 | 473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
102 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 79 | 191 | 275 | 192 | 192 | 151 | 127 | 96 | 132 | 158 | 139 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 80 | 81 | 68 | 69 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 14 | 145 | 159 | 171 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 109 | — | — | 749 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 115 | 274 | 115 | 115 | 280 | 280 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 254 | 115 | 106 | 76 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 104 | 11 | 9 |
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