Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9AM is: 0.5m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 26s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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) | NW 9 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 171 | 329 | 171 | 170 | 156 | 371 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 262 | 372 | 664 | 664 | 548 | 463 | 365 | 428 | 455 | 552 | 627 | 546 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM2.29m | 9:16PM2.98m | 11:43AM2.40m | 10:09PM3.03m | 12:24PM2.50m | 10:57PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.85m | 3:06PM1.93m | 4:47AM0.73m | 4:11PM1.93m | 5:32AM0.60m | 5:04PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 135 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 72 | 70 | 444 | 368 | 74 | 64 | 372 | 664 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 365 | 428 | 455 | 552 | 627 | 546 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 71 | 329 | 171 | 47 | 45 | 371 | 563 | 51 | 31 | 271 | 262 | 52 | 50 | 664 | 548 | 463 | 26 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 94 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 171 | 71 | 70 | 170 | 156 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 75 | 82 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 49 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 388 | 1005 | 456 | 104 | 76 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 104 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 76 | 76 |
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