Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Needles today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
867
692
544
407
386
315
232
216
249
249
249
246
190
186
175
214
211
208
206
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM3.22m
7:06AM2.29m
6:06PM3.15m
8:44AM2.32m
7:22PM3.11m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.73m
11:38AM1.79m
1:44AM0.69m
1:03PM1.91m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
15
15
14
14
13
11
12
13
15
13
16
14
13
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