Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 137 | 165 | 129 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 125 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38AM3.47m | 2:36PM3.28m | 2:28AM3.29m | 3:11PM3.32m | 3:17AM3.05m | 3:46PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.23m | 8:31PM0.97m | 8:49AM0.46m | 9:19PM0.89m | 9:24AM0.75m | 10:08PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 75 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 19 | 26 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 103 | 137 | 165 | 129 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 125 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 75 | 74 | 18 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 44 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 398 | 386 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 1006 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 458 | 458 | 118 | 14 |
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