Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 514 | 521 | 514 | 390 | 378 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 295 | 468 | 285 | 295 | 277 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 361 | 164 | 161 | 132 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:11PM3.29m | 3:35AM2.72m | 2:45PM3.18m | 4:24AM2.58m | 3:21PM3.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM1.44m | 9:03PM0.44m | 8:49AM1.60m | 9:45PM0.56m | 9:25AM1.74m | 10:32PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 514 | 514 | 521 | 514 | 390 | 378 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 295 | 468 | 285 | 295 | 277 | 235 | 188 | 129 | 361 | 164 | 161 | 115 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 153 | 287 | 152 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 186 | 173 | 168 | 162 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 159 | 66 | 39 | 49 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 133 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 75 | 154 | 197 | 111 | 111 | 111 | — | 196 | 198 | 201 | 248 | 251 | 251 | — | 143 | 134 | 132 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 9 |
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