Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 73 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 88 | 110 | 119 | 79 | 79 | 90 | 163 | 121 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 176 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:00AM3.71m | 1:49PM2.95m | 00:54AM3.72m | 2:33PM3.06m | 1:47AM3.63m | 3:15PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM-0.18m | 6:58PM1.52m | 7:55AM-0.17m | 7:53PM1.40m | 8:40AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 55 | 34 | 23 | 45 | 88 | 110 | 119 | 79 | 79 | 90 | 163 | 120 | 110 | 110 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 82 | 99 | 92 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 79 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 125 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 176 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 66 | 37 | 62 | 65 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 102 | 65 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 1006 | 651 | 461 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 118 | 254 | 1005 | 118 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 115 | 281 | 115 |
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