Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 518 | 471 | 416 | 348 | 295 | 283 | 248 | 233 | 221 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 218 | 224 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 167 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:35AM2.84m | 2:40PM3.53m | 4:34AM2.75m | 3:32PM3.38m | 5:39AM2.69m | 4:33PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM1.59m | 9:49PM0.12m | 9:35AM1.70m | 10:47PM0.27m | 10:40AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 518 | 518 | 471 | 416 | 348 | 295 | 283 | 222 | 137 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 94 | 90 | 149 | 31 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 165 | 160 | 254 | 251 | 206 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 233 | 221 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 218 | 224 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 23 | 17 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 216 | 211 | 112 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 47 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 104 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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