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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 13 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today?
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 269 | 673 | 728 | 694 | 541 | 773 | 871 | 839 | 770 | 567 | 533 | 530 | 664 | 921 | 898 | 1985 | 3673 | 3388 | 3679 | 3004 | 2373 | 2064 | 1616 | 1300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:04PM 2.30 | 7:59AM 3.04 | 9:19PM 2.33 | 8:38AM 3.07 | 10:19PM 2.42 | 9:16AM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 1.18 | 1:25AM 1.47 | 3:02PM 0.98 | 2:19AM 1.63 | 3:47PM 0.78 | 3:10AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
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