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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
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Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today?
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
571 | 511 | 353 | 346 | 332 | 211 | 305 | 147 | 143 | 165 | 165 | 145 | 136 | 158 | 153 | 230 | 225 | 346 | 522 | 370 | 543 | 899 | 588 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:18AM2.74m | 10:50PM3.11m | 11:16AM2.77m | 11:22PM3.20m | 12:06PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM1.23m | 4:25PM0.99m | 5:13AM0.96m | 5:07PM1.11m | 5:54AM0.73m | 5:45PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
571 | 511 | 353 | 346 | 332 | 211 | 305 | 147 | 123 | 165 | 165 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 109 | 68 | 66 | 75 | 255 | 245 | 543 | 899 | 588 | 671 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 16 |
17 | 18 | 148 | 148 | 112 | 128 | 21 | 112 | 143 | 147 | 150 | 145 | 126 | 158 | 153 | 147 | 144 | 346 | 522 | 370 | 179 | 64 | 42 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 12 |
11 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 75 | 125 | 230 | 225 | 110 | 18 | 25 | 64 | — | 63 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 274 | 274 | 230 | 254 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 254 | 254 | 230 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 253 | 254 | 258 | 9 |
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