Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.8°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Wed 4		Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	W 16	W 15	W 11	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	109	183	291	748	2206	2198	2008	2074	5679	5334	4285	4030	4161	4569	5940	6706	6533	5570	4766	4106	3996
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:51PM2.71m				9:18AM3.17m				9:54PM2.75m				9:54AM3.27m					10:48PM2.80m
Low Tide				2:53AM1.02m				3:48PM0.88m				3:39AM1.15m					4:32PM0.63m				4:21AM1.28m


	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	13	2	1	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	15	15
Feels °C	8	10	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	WSW 7	WSW 8	W 11	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	109	183	213	748	2206	2198	2008	2074	5679	5334	4285	4030	4161	4569	5940	6706	6533	5570	4766	4106	3996
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WNW 12	W 12	W 14	W 21	W 21	W 20	W 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—
kJ	64	109	270	714	233	551	1103	1587	70	71	71	71	69	65	45	27	27	26	26	26	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	W 16	W 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	—	—
kJ	109	177	291	130	125	72	70	70	—	12	13	13	13	—	—	—	11	45	45	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	5	9	9	8	7	5	5
Distance (km)	104	176	14	9	104	9	115	115	9	9	9	9	9	104	254	104	104	104	104	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	5	5			8	8	7	6	6	7		9	9	8	7	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6

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