Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.5°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
137
232
177
130
129
125
125
124
124
124
122
122
122
121
116
109
106
75
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM2.66m
11:22PM3.13m
12:50PM2.79m
00:04AM3.19m
1:16PM2.92m
Low Tide
5:32PM1.69m
6:17AM0.49m
6:12PM1.52m
6:48AM0.46m
6:51PM1.34m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
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