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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
11.5° 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 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3371 | 2868 | 2616 | 2391 | 2125 | 1671 | 1387 | 1215 | 1074 | 928 | 747 | 635 | 535 | 446 | 354 | 329 | 272 | 269 | 269 | 771 | 786 | 658 | 648 | 667 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43AM 2.95 | 5:18PM 2.56 | 6:32AM 2.97 | 6:40PM 2.37 | 7:17AM 3.00 | 8:04PM 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:47AM 1.53 | 11:41PM 0.99 | 1:02PM 1.38 | 12:32AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.18 | 1:25AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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