Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 273 | 262 | 220 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 119 | 114 | 140 | 133 | 142 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 88 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM3.25m | 1:53PM3.38m | 2:16AM3.11m | 2:24PM3.37m | 3:02AM2.93m | 2:56PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.64m | 8:09PM0.63m | 8:13AM0.87m | 8:51PM0.58m | 8:47AM1.11m | 9:34PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 204 | 204 | 183 | 148 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 88 | 86 | 90 | 140 | 133 | 142 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 88 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 291 | 273 | 262 | 220 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 119 | 114 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 40 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 104 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 115 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 276 | 14 | 9 |
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