Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Needles today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 134 | 192 | 229 | 220 | 231 | 231 | 226 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 146 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 132 | 362 | 750 | 787 | 324 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04PM3.28m | 3:37AM2.77m | 3:37PM3.30m | 4:32AM2.58m | 4:16PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.93m | 9:32PM0.77m | 9:20AM1.14m | 10:21PM0.72m | 9:56AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 55 | 192 | 229 | 220 | 231 | 231 | 226 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 146 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 132 | 54 | 79 | 787 | 324 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 44 | 79 | 101 | 252 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 80 | 28 | 43 | 81 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 61 | — | 362 | 750 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 44 | 166 | 266 | 456 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 115 | 274 | 284 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 280 | 266 | 254 | 274 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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