Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4485 | 7260 | 11486 | 15343 | 16601 | 17132 | 13523 | 8911 | 6049 | 4145 | 2833 | 2038 | 1392 | 1124 | 1576 | 2338 | 2303 | 2359 | 2393 | 4301 | 4574 | 4647 | 4620 | 4179 | 3829 | 3397 | 2953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM2.84m | 10:59AM3.36m | 00:19AM2.85m | 11:31AM3.36m | 1:01AM2.84m | 12:05PM3.33m | 1:42AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM1.39m | 5:49PM0.31m | 5:37AM1.49m | 6:25PM0.26m | 6:13AM1.58m | 7:03PM0.27m | 6:49AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | 4:49 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 7260 | 11486 | 15343 | 16601 | 17132 | 13523 | 8911 | 6049 | 4145 | 2833 | 2038 | 1392 | 1124 | 1576 | 2338 | 2303 | 2359 | 2393 | 4301 | 4574 | 4647 | 4620 | 4179 | 3829 | 3397 | 2953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 577 | 94 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 522 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | WNW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 64 | 63 | — | 64 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4485 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 398 | 456 | 458 | 253 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 254 | 104 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 104 |
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