Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 236 | 224 | 337 | 404 | 274 | 274 | 401 | 387 | 373 | 308 | 302 | 222 | 208 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 185 | 94 | 164 | 168 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:09AM2.32m | 5:40PM3.00m | 7:34AM2.19m | 6:31PM2.89m | 9:14AM2.19m | 7:35PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM1.61m | 00:59AM1.00m | 12:01PM1.82m | 2:12AM1.00m | 1:11PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 236 | 224 | 337 | 404 | 274 | 274 | 401 | 387 | 373 | 308 | 302 | 222 | 208 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 185 | 78 | 164 | 168 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 19 | 89 | 157 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 94 | 72 | 71 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 66 | 46 | 91 | 26 | — | 121 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 72 | 14 | 35 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 115 | 115 | 230 | 166 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 230 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 115 | 254 | 398 | 11 | 115 |
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