Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 173 | 173 | 151 | 138 | 177 | 137 | 242 | 132 | 123 | 102 | 308 | 361 | 394 | 387 | 394 | 571 | 711 | 576 | 781 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37PM2.56m | 10:07AM2.73m | 9:42PM2.62m | 10:35AM2.90m | 10:38PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.80m | 3:22AM1.02m | 4:02PM1.55m | 4:04AM1.02m | 4:45PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 188 | 173 | 173 | 151 | 121 | 177 | 137 | 242 | 132 | 123 | 86 | 308 | 361 | 394 | 387 | 394 | 571 | 711 | 576 | 781 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 89 | 125 | 119 | 138 | 62 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 54 | 55 | 109 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 102 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 62 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 254 | 104 | 9 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 253 | 253 |
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