Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 505 | 436 | 385 | 377 | 345 | 345 | 274 | 227 | 223 | 183 | 239 | 534 | 576 | 408 | 376 | 344 | 298 | 237 | 174 | 149 | 130 | 114 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.93m | 11:45PM3.03m | 12:24PM3.09m | 00:29AM3.07m | 12:50PM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.72m | 5:50PM1.24m | 6:06AM0.73m | 6:27PM0.97m | 6:37AM0.79m | 7:05PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 582 | 505 | 436 | 385 | 377 | 345 | 345 | 274 | 227 | 223 | 183 | 239 | 534 | 78 | 408 | 376 | 344 | 298 | 237 | 174 | 149 | 130 | 114 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 196 | 145 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 40 | 179 | 167 | 65 | 27 | 25 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 99 | 68 | 65 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 398 | 398 | 1005 | 104 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 118 | 280 | 280 | 11 |
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