Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 103 | 78 | 109 | 108 | 131 | 131 | 147 | 153 | 157 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 139 | 134 | 189 | 225 | 151 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM3.17m | 2:07PM3.15m | 2:06AM3.08m | 2:34PM3.23m | 2:49AM2.94m | 3:04PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.59m | 8:08PM0.99m | 8:17AM0.74m | 8:48PM0.86m | 8:47AM0.93m | 9:32PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 103 | 66 | 99 | 107 | 131 | 131 | 135 | 110 | 91 | 88 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 189 | 225 | 151 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 130 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 44 | 78 | 72 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 147 | 153 | 157 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 63 | 62 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 109 | 74 | 109 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 132 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 37 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 458 | 281 | 281 | 274 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 122 | 115 | 159 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 166 | 280 | 398 | 14 |
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