Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 75 | 84 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 145 | 177 | 133 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 155 | 155 | 211 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.85m | 11:21AM2.40m | 9:45PM2.92m | 11:55AM2.53m | 10:37PM3.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.82m | 3:53PM1.95m | 5:05AM0.69m | 4:47PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 28 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 155 | 155 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | W 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 75 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 145 | 30 | 133 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 18 | 10 | 211 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 4 | WSW 20 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 27 | 84 | 77 | 70 | 26 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 177 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 76 | 369 | 653 | 442 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 166 | 280 | 274 | 14 |
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