Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

12.0°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31						Sunday 1								Monday 2
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	WNW 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	236	224	209	206	167	203	167	167	167	351	589	1071	1522	2154	2510	2369	2498	2470	2413	2062	1916	1685
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	W	WSW	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	W	S	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	glassy	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	5:39AM2.69m			4:33PM3.17m					6:49AM2.69m				5:46PM2.95m				7:55AM2.77m				7:11PM2.78m
Low Tide		10:40AM1.79m					11:50PM0.44m				12:02PM1.81m				00:56AM0.61m				1:32PM1.70m


	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	11	12
Feels °C	3	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	5	9	8	9	7	6	6	7	6	9	10	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	WNW 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	236	224	209	206	167	203	167	167	167	128	589	1071	1522	2154	2510	2369	2498	2470	2413	2062	1916	1685
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 16	W 8	W 8	WSW 8
kJ	137	98	96	89	85	117	83	82	98	351	127	203	239	248	165	251	161	91	242	64	88	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 23	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 13	WNW 11	SW 13	W 9	W 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	15	12	12	9	6	6	50	50	107	43	64	43	45	44	61	41	61	37	49	209	209	209
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	44	44	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3		3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4

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