Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 121 | 118 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 113 | 161 | 165 | 184 | 172 | 221 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:39AM2.35m | 6:41PM3.07m | 8:04AM2.22m | 7:29PM3.00m | 9:34AM2.21m | 8:21PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM1.41m | 1:49AM1.03m | 12:54PM1.67m | 2:55AM0.95m | 1:56PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 98 | 106 | 86 | 103 | 103 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 113 | 161 | 165 | 184 | 172 | 221 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 121 | 118 | 78 | 59 | 74 | 58 | 59 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 42 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 40 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 166 | 398 | 118 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 266 | 166 | 230 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 9 | 9 |
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