Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 630 | 687 | 766 | 717 | 641 | 543 | 465 | 415 | 370 | 736 | 729 | 373 | 605 | 1092 | 904 | 632 | 751 | 889 | 869 | 627 | 604 | 596 | 706 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.07m | 12:38PM3.38m | 1:24AM3.03m | 1:09PM3.40m | 2:07AM2.96m | 1:40PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.95m | 7:07PM0.46m | 7:06AM1.11m | 7:46PM0.37m | 7:40AM1.28m | 8:24PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 630 | 687 | 766 | 717 | 641 | 543 | 465 | 415 | 370 | 340 | 292 | 249 | 207 | 1092 | 904 | 632 | 751 | 889 | 869 | 627 | 604 | 596 | 706 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 17 | W 17 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 155 | 147 | 141 | 139 | 230 | 158 | 401 | 149 | 200 | 736 | 729 | 373 | 605 | 154 | 147 | 108 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 116 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 104 | 193 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 108 | 190 | 171 | 161 | 163 | 167 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 254 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 166 | 9 | 9 |
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