Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.9° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
184
184
186
182
232
225
212
287
290
287
367
257
251
254
251
251
248
245
242
231
217
204
246
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:47AM3.63m
3:15PM3.14m
2:40AM3.44m
3:56PM3.19m
3:32AM3.18m
4:36PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:40AM-0.05m
8:48PM1.30m
9:22AM0.16m
9:43PM1.22m
10:03AM0.45m
10:40PM1.16m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
13
11
11
9
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