Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 125 | 156 | 190 | 187 | 235 | 236 | 224 | 415 | 422 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM2.53m | 4:58PM3.12m | 6:09AM2.32m | 5:40PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.90m | 10:35AM1.35m | 11:55PM0.95m | 11:13AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 26 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 190 | 187 | 235 | 236 | 224 | 415 | 422 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 132 | 92 | 125 | 156 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 89 | 122 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 103 | 132 | 102 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 46 | 93 | 26 | — | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 274 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 258 | 76 | 9 |
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