Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 123 | 102 | 254 | 368 | 394 | 387 | 394 | 571 | 787 | 616 | 730 | 885 | 978 | 942 | 815 | 701 | 574 | 548 | 473 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:42PM2.62m | 10:35AM2.90m | 10:38PM2.72m | 11:02AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM1.55m | 4:04AM1.02m | 4:45PM1.25m | 4:42AM1.05m | 5:24PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 123 | 86 | 254 | 368 | 394 | 387 | 394 | 571 | 787 | 616 | 730 | 885 | 978 | 942 | 815 | 701 | 574 | 548 | 473 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 109 | 49 | 43 | 26 | 64 | 64 | 76 | 79 | 49 | 77 | 75 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 102 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | — | 49 | 19 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 14 | 104 | 127 | 104 | 9 | 255 | 553 | 255 | 253 | 253 | 127 | 118 | 14 | 14 | 265 | 118 | 9 | 9 |
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