Surf-Forecast | Needles Surf Guide

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 3 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.7°C

Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Needles Surf Guide

Needles in North Oregon is an exposed beach break that does not work very often. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Crowds are never a problem here. Watch out for - Rips / undertow - Rocks.

Needles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	11.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Needles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Needles occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Needles (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Needles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in January while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Needles Location Map

Interactive Needles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Needles is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB) in USA, 86 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Needles is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV), also in USA, 100 km (62 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Needles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 06:35 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off

What does Needles look like?

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Tides at Needles

Current tide and informaton

For Arcadia, 4 km from Needles.

Next High Water: 08:38am | 3.04m

Next Low Water: 02:57pm | 1.17m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Needles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.7 °C) at Needles is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.