Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 450 | 450 | 376 | 388 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 379 | 534 | 577 | 602 | 358 | 264 | 206 | 330 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.12m | 12:58PM2.60m | 11:41PM3.20m | 1:29PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.48m | 5:49PM1.80m | 6:48AM0.39m | 6:31PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 546 | 450 | 450 | 376 | 388 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 379 | 534 | 577 | 602 | 108 | 130 | 125 | 119 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 5 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 96 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 19 | 88 | 358 | 264 | 206 | 330 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 72 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 5 | 122 | 186 | 173 | 24 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 1005 | 44 | 14 |
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