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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today?
The current surf forecast for Needles at 11PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
164 | 158 | 167 | 230 | 251 | 346 | 522 | 370 | 543 | 622 | 588 | 555 | 632 | 515 | 515 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 339 | 334 | 339 | 408 | 461 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.77m | 11:22PM3.20m | 12:06PM2.81m | 11:52PM3.26m | 12:52PM2.83m | 00:21AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM1.11m | 5:54AM0.73m | 5:45PM1.23m | 6:31AM0.55m | 6:21PM1.35m | 7:07AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 133 | 101 | 167 | 66 | 251 | 346 | 522 | 370 | 543 | 622 | 588 | 555 | 632 | 515 | 515 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 339 | 334 | 339 | 408 | 461 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 164 | 158 | 68 | 150 | 225 | 112 | 110 | 184 | 151 | 64 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 45 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 18 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 75 | 125 | 230 | 28 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 64 | — | 63 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 15 | — | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 253 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 265 | 254 | 253 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 846 | 253 | 461 | 255 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 274 |
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