Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
102
102
102
100
100
91
90
92
63
62
62
61
44
49
68
93
135
112
192
186
246
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:55AM2.66m
9:55PM3.23m
11:37AM2.86m
10:57PM3.32m
12:14PM3.04m
Low Tide
4:00PM1.72m
4:58AM0.35m
5:02PM1.47m
5:44AM0.31m
5:54PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
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