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 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 139 | 134 | 192 | 229 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 119 | 113 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.94m | 3:04PM3.28m | 3:37AM2.77m | 3:37PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.86m | 8:47AM0.93m | 9:32PM0.77m | 9:20AM1.14m | 10:21PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 55 | 192 | 229 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 119 | 113 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 166 | 266 | 442 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 115 | 115 | 284 | 104 | 104 |
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