Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 393 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 429 | 364 | 660 | 734 | 718 | 658 | 672 | 869 | 1019 | 906 | 731 | 590 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49PM3.08m | 12:08PM3.31m | 00:38AM3.07m | 12:38PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.87m | 5:54AM0.81m | 6:28PM0.63m | 6:31AM0.95m | 7:07PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 482 | 393 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 429 | 364 | 660 | 734 | 718 | 658 | 672 | 869 | 1019 | 906 | 731 | 590 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 17 |
| kJ | 188 | 177 | 167 | 165 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 147 | 141 | 139 | 230 | 158 | 401 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 119 | 117 | 116 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 166 | 9 | 104 | 104 | 258 | 1043 | 877 | 127 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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