Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
154
122
120
105
100
97
95
92
142
133
185
185
181
142
127
127
127
125
124
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM3.34m
5:43AM2.50m
4:43PM3.20m
7:07AM2.45m
5:53PM3.05m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.47m
10:33AM1.76m
00:09AM0.57m
11:48AM1.89m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
14
13
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
17
16
16
14
14
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