Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1415 | 1214 | 828 | 592 | 290 | 230 | 183 | 173 | 184 | 180 | 138 | 177 | 298 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 170 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.55m | 9:35AM2.58m | 8:37PM2.56m | 10:07AM2.73m | 9:42PM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM1.03m | 3:10PM1.80m | 3:22AM1.02m | 4:02PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1415 | 1214 | 828 | 592 | 290 | 230 | 183 | 173 | 184 | 180 | 121 | 177 | 298 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 170 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 124 | 155 | 145 | 139 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 125 | 119 | 138 | 64 | 85 | 67 | 43 | 46 | 101 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 137 | 36 | 59 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 118 | 127 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 166 | 398 | 9 | 104 |
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