Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 102 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 91 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:50PM2.79m | 00:04AM3.19m | 1:16PM2.92m | 00:44AM3.21m | 1:41PM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM1.52m | 6:48AM0.46m | 6:51PM1.34m | 7:18AM0.49m | 7:29PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 91 | 100 | 109 | 56 | 47 | 34 | 78 | 102 | 83 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 18 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 16 | 106 | 42 | 34 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 91 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 83 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 104 | 115 | 104 | 11 | 274 | 115 | 115 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 1005 | 472 | 166 | 9 |
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