Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 130 | 102 | 117 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 169 | 257 | 277 | 340 | 356 | 318 | 311 | 275 | 244 | 206 | 168 | 151 | 157 | 169 | 205 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM3.12m | 3:24PM3.01m | 2:59AM2.97m | 3:52PM3.07m | 3:44AM2.78m | 4:23PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.53m | 9:12PM1.31m | 9:23AM0.70m | 9:57PM1.21m | 9:53AM0.91m | 10:46PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 97 | 94 | 117 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 169 | 257 | 277 | 340 | 356 | 318 | 311 | 275 | 244 | 206 | 168 | 151 | 157 | 27 | 142 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 132 | 130 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | — | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 205 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 906 | 1005 | 386 | 104 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 254 | 894 | 1323 | 894 | 254 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 284 | 280 | 539 | 280 |
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