Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 262 | 306 | 363 | 414 | 452 | 361 | 295 | 624 | 651 | 678 | 612 | 518 | 461 | 408 | 341 | 341 | 289 | 251 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM3.61m | 2:42AM2.92m | 1:55PM3.61m | 3:35AM2.84m | 2:40PM3.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.03m | 7:55AM1.47m | 8:57PM0.03m | 8:42AM1.59m | 9:49PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 262 | 306 | 363 | 228 | 452 | 361 | 295 | 624 | 651 | 678 | 612 | 518 | 461 | 408 | 341 | 341 | 289 | 232 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 18 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 181 | 165 | 163 | 152 | 153 | 213 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 179 | 175 | 176 | 211 | 254 | 251 | 206 | 251 | 251 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 147 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 150 | 62 | 156 | 103 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 216 | 123 | 112 | 77 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 258 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 166 | 253 | 176 | 76 | 76 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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