Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 251 | 361 | 347 | 164 | 161 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 184 | 227 | 282 | 277 | 326 | 734 | 544 | 604 | 236 | 199 | 203 | 198 | 588 | 504 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM2.58m | 3:21PM3.04m | 5:20AM2.45m | 4:02PM2.89m | 6:29AM2.37m | 4:53PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM1.74m | 10:32PM0.71m | 10:07AM1.87m | 11:26PM0.86m | 11:02AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 188 | 361 | 347 | 164 | 161 | 115 | 88 | 93 | 184 | 227 | 282 | 277 | 326 | 734 | 544 | 604 | 199 | 199 | 203 | 154 | 588 | 504 | 598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 189 | 152 | 251 | 159 | 66 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 31 | 130 | 130 | 110 | 181 | 173 | 151 | 151 | 85 | 236 | 151 | 123 | 198 | 91 | 240 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 248 | 251 | — | — | 143 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 115 | 132 | 147 | 149 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 89 | 88 | 133 | 179 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 104 | 127 | 281 | 14 | 472 | 472 | 9 | 9 |
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