Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 524 | 414 | 847 | 743 | 647 | 569 | 559 | 447 | 423 | 359 | 260 | 256 | 270 | 255 | 208 | 186 | 154 | 151 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:23PM3.46m | 3:35AM2.79m | 3:02PM3.43m | 4:34AM2.63m | 3:48PM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.35m | 8:55AM1.40m | 10:02PM0.38m | 9:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 716 | 524 | 414 | 847 | 743 | 647 | 569 | 559 | 447 | 423 | 359 | 260 | 256 | 270 | 255 | 208 | 186 | 154 | 151 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 298 | 350 | 329 | 148 | 145 | 171 | 164 | 201 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 33 | 166 | 198 | 191 | 146 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 148 | 150 | 120 | 53 | 53 | 5 | 5 | — | 15 | 37 | 15 | 122 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 68 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 118 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
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