
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 210 | 214 | 253 | 258 | 218 | 253 | 214 | 276 | 225 | 185 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 203 | 160 | 157 | 119 | 96 | 96 | 103 | 114 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM2.50m | 10:05PM3.51m | 12:14PM2.66m | 11:04PM3.63m | 1:04PM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.36m | 3:54PM1.78m | 5:28AM0.11m | 5:00PM1.73m | 6:20AM-0.08m | 6:01PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
197 | 210 | 214 | 253 | 258 | 218 | 253 | 214 | 276 | 225 | 185 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 203 | 160 | 157 | 119 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 66 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
137 | 137 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 33 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 41 | 72 | 37 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 130 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 114 | 47 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 76 | 115 | 166 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 372 | 387 | 461 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 280 | 653 | 653 | 109 |
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