Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.5°C

Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 17	W 16	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	143	90	92	137	221	299	321	313	380	404	333	302	414	563	587	528	497	442	399	351	305	251	251	248
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	N	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW	S	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	glassy	off	off
High Tide	1:52AM2.96m				1:13PM3.61m					2:42AM2.92m			1:55PM3.61m					3:35AM2.84m				2:40PM3.53m
Low Tide			7:13AM1.36m					8:09PM0.03m			7:55AM1.47m					8:57PM0.03m				8:42AM1.59m				9:49PM0.12m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	2	2	1	—	1	—	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	10	12	11	10	8
Feels °C	11	11	8	9	8	9	8	7	8	7	7	8	7	8	7	5	5	4	4	7	9	9	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	W 6	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	143	90	62	125	221	299	321	313	228	404	333	302	414	563	587	528	497	442	399	351	305	237	193	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	SW 18	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	42	36	56	55	134	181	165	163	152	153	213	156	149	181	179	224	216	211	254	251	206	251	251	248
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 17	W 16	SW 17	SW 17	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 18	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 17	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12
kJ	29	65	92	137	143	147	35	21	21	150	62	80	181	97	92	126	123	113	78	77	50	50	50	69
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	380	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	4	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	44	9	14	255	1005	1005	258	159	118	253	230	253	253	115	76	9	9	9	9	9	44	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2												4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5

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