Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 201 | 198 | 196 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 136 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 78 | 94 | 114 | 114 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:01AM3.27m | 2:28PM2.87m | 1:39AM3.22m | 2:56PM2.94m | 2:18AM3.12m | 3:24PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.34m | 7:50PM1.51m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:30PM1.41m | 8:54AM0.53m | 9:12PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 87 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 201 | 198 | 80 | 103 | 129 | 122 | 116 | 140 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 97 | 74 | 78 | 94 | 114 | 114 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 50 | 54 | 196 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 281 | 386 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 458 | 386 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 104 | 281 | 1006 | 1005 |
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