Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 98 | 113 | 113 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 153 | 217 | 241 | 241 | 206 | 184 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 206 | 154 | 149 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.53m | 4:04PM3.07m | 5:42AM2.36m | 4:45PM2.93m | 7:03AM2.25m | 5:38PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM1.57m | 11:09PM0.83m | 10:32AM1.77m | 00:09AM0.95m | 11:22AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 98 | 64 | 113 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 153 | 217 | 241 | 241 | 206 | 184 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 206 | 154 | 147 | 116 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 23 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 31 | 62 | 50 | 31 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 101 | 149 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 63 | 54 | 53 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 276 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 255 | 166 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 14 | 9 |
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