Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 251 | 254 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 179 | 174 | 202 | 246 | 255 | 221 | 171 | 135 | 142 | 170 | 209 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:56PM3.19m | 3:32AM3.18m | 4:36PM3.21m | 4:28AM2.88m | 5:16PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.22m | 10:03AM0.45m | 10:40PM1.16m | 10:43AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 257 | 62 | 254 | 210 | 210 | 232 | 223 | 183 | 179 | 172 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 125 | 135 | 142 | 170 | 209 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 251 | 97 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 246 | 172 | 163 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | W 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 100 | 42 | 94 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 79 | 202 | 172 | 255 | 221 | 171 | 93 | 41 | 39 | 89 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 281 | 458 | 458 | 442 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 118 | 254 | 280 | 442 | 109 |
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