Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | 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 | 710 | 614 | 482 | 393 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 429 | 328 | 629 | 798 | 734 | 630 | 644 | 799 | 832 | 906 | 731 | 603 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35AM3.19m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | 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 | 710 | 614 | 482 | 393 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 429 | 328 | 629 | 798 | 734 | 630 | 644 | 799 | 832 | 906 | 731 | 603 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 24 | W 17 |
| kJ | 194 | 192 | 188 | 177 | 169 | 165 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 149 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 160 | 401 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 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 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 119 | 117 | 116 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 230 | 137 | 137 | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 458 | 9 | 104 | 9 | 14 | 104 | 258 | 1323 | 877 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 104 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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