Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
SW
18
1.2
WNW
11
0.6
SW
17
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
44
33
49
59
135
112
192
186
199
193
156
164
192
328
190
238
232
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:57PM3.32m
12:14PM3.04m
11:52PM3.36m
12:48PM3.20m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.31m
5:54PM1.20m
6:25AM0.34m
6:42PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
19
20
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
13
15
15
17
18
16
13
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
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