Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 182 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 287 | 290 | 287 | 367 | 257 | 251 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 231 | 217 | 204 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:47AM3.63m | 3:15PM3.14m | 2:40AM3.44m | 3:56PM3.19m | 3:32AM3.18m | 4:36PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM-0.05m | 8:48PM1.30m | 9:22AM0.16m | 9:43PM1.22m | 10:03AM0.45m | 10:40PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 101 | 96 | 89 | 102 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 367 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 135 | 251 | 232 | 223 | 218 | 231 | 217 | 172 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 182 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 287 | 290 | 287 | 66 | 257 | 251 | 254 | 57 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 69 | 66 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 98 | 79 | 100 | 97 | 251 | 94 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 79 | 204 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 472 | 166 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 458 | 458 | 442 | 253 |
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