Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 431 | 350 | 412 | 1290 | 1126 | 828 | 524 | 290 | 154 | 183 | 136 | 215 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51AM2.46m | 7:20PM2.55m | 9:35AM2.58m | 8:37PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM1.02m | 1:57PM1.98m | 2:33AM1.03m | 3:10PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1064 | 928 | 805 | 669 | 572 | 431 | 350 | 392 | 1290 | 1126 | 828 | 524 | 290 | 154 | 183 | 136 | 138 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 188 | 171 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 412 | 159 | 121 | 147 | 139 | 137 | 85 | 77 | 89 | 215 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 21 | NW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 46 | 85 | 51 | 20 | 76 | 125 | — | — | — | 9 | 47 | 77 | 60 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 76 | 44 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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