Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5898 | 2894 | 5133 | 3908 | 4366 | 4785 | 13334 | 17210 | 15999 | 15072 | 14100 | 13467 | 12711 | 11565 | 9496 | 7171 | 5759 | 4765 | 3755 | 2948 | 2521 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51AM2.53m | 3:19PM2.75m | 5:46AM2.55m | 4:16PM2.58m | 6:36AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.72m | 9:46AM1.95m | 10:36PM0.86m | 10:57AM1.96m | 11:26PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | 4:42 |
mm | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5898 | 2894 | 5133 | 3908 | 4366 | 4785 | 13334 | 17210 | 15999 | 15072 | 14100 | 13467 | 12711 | 11565 | 9496 | 7171 | 5759 | 4765 | 3755 | 2948 | 2521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 2078 | 1047 | 888 | 61 | 1541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 254 | 253 | 253 | 274 | 274 | 253 | 115 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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