Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 158 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 136 | 155 | 149 | 184 | 184 | 251 | 251 | 184 | 184 | 145 | 164 | 155 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:03AM2.25m | 5:38PM2.80m | 8:40AM2.25m | 6:48PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.95m | 11:22AM1.93m | 1:22AM1.02m | 12:42PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 158 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 106 | 84 | 72 | 38 | 115 | 99 | 70 | 69 | 51 | 48 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 155 | 149 | 184 | 184 | 55 | 251 | 184 | 184 | 145 | 164 | 155 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 251 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 846 | 44 | 127 | 127 |
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