Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 476 | 561 | 655 | 667 | 593 | 582 | 505 | 436 | 404 | 396 | 345 | 279 | 274 | 227 | 186 | 2486 | 4472 | 2179 | 1106 | 689 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.77m | 11:00PM2.95m | 11:59AM2.93m | 11:45PM3.03m | 12:24PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM1.49m | 5:34AM0.72m | 5:50PM1.24m | 6:06AM0.73m | 6:27PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | — | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 415 | 476 | 561 | 655 | 667 | 593 | 582 | 505 | 436 | 404 | 396 | 345 | 279 | 274 | 227 | 186 | 1101 | — | 65 | 1106 | 689 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 201 | 255 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 153 | 145 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 102 | 137 | — | 15 | 65 | 64 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2486 | 4472 | 2179 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 44 | 846 | 253 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 176 | 230 | 230 | 118 | 398 | 1005 | 104 | 9 |
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