Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 161 | 136 | 136 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 121 | 118 | 106 | 92 | 105 | 102 | 161 | 165 | 165 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:39AM2.35m | 6:41PM3.07m | 8:04AM2.22m | 7:29PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM1.09m | 12:05PM1.41m | 1:49AM1.03m | 12:54PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 165 | 161 | 136 | 136 | 112 | 98 | 95 | 76 | 86 | 103 | 106 | 92 | 105 | 102 | 161 | 165 | 165 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 121 | 118 | 78 | 41 | 74 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 21 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 75 | 40 | 74 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 166 | 398 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 266 | 118 | 104 | 68 | 104 |
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