Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1207 | 1100 | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 431 | 366 | 1191 | 1277 | 1004 | 843 | 522 | 290 | 160 | 183 | 168 | 215 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.62m | 8:51AM2.46m | 7:20PM2.55m | 9:35AM2.58m | 8:37PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM2.04m | 1:33AM1.02m | 1:57PM1.98m | 2:33AM1.03m | 3:10PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1207 | 1100 | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 431 | 366 | 1191 | 1277 | 1004 | 843 | 522 | 290 | 160 | 183 | 168 | 138 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 197 | 194 | 188 | 171 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 124 | 155 | 147 | 139 | 64 | 85 | 77 | 89 | 215 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | — | W 15 | — | NNW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | 46 | 85 | 51 | 20 | 75 | 125 | — | 112 | — | 1 | 137 | 77 | 60 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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