Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 159 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 171 | 329 | 171 | 170 | 156 | 371 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 262 | 372 | 664 | 664 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:34AM2.21m | 8:21PM2.97m | 10:50AM2.29m | 9:16PM2.98m | 11:43AM2.40m | 10:09PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.95m | 1:56PM1.85m | 3:55AM0.85m | 3:06PM1.93m | 4:47AM0.73m | 4:11PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 172 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 159 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 135 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 72 | 82 | 444 | 368 | 57 | 62 | 372 | 664 | 73 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 96 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 71 | 329 | 171 | 47 | 45 | 371 | 563 | 51 | 31 | 271 | 262 | 52 | 38 | 664 | 548 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 4 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 171 | 71 | 70 | 170 | 156 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 33 | 75 | 112 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 1005 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 472 | 1005 | 514 | 104 | 76 | 104 | 9 | 11 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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