Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 7PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | 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 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 125 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 176 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 287 | 290 | 287 | 367 | 257 | 251 | 254 | 265 | 251 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.06m | 1:47AM3.63m | 3:15PM3.14m | 2:40AM3.44m | 3:56PM3.19m | 3:32AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM-0.17m | 7:53PM1.40m | 8:40AM-0.05m | 8:48PM1.30m | 9:22AM0.16m | 9:43PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 125 | 115 | 110 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 87 | 96 | 96 | 102 | 83 | 87 | 119 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 62 | 265 | 241 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 19 | 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 |
| kJ | 79 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 125 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 176 | 232 | 225 | 212 | 287 | 290 | 287 | 367 | 257 | 251 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 102 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 98 | 79 | 102 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 281 | 1006 | 1005 | 118 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 472 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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