Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)21s
Evening (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
22
0.8
W
22
1.1
W
21
1.4
W
20
1.7
W
19
1.9
W
19
1.9
WNW
18
2
W
18
2
W
17
2
W
17
1.9
WNW
17
1.8
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
203
167
167
167
351
589
1060
1522
2154
2510
2369
2498
2470
2413
2062
1728
1685
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:49AM2.69m
5:46PM2.95m
7:55AM2.77m
7:11PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.44m
12:02PM1.81m
00:56AM0.61m
1:32PM1.70m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
5
8
8
10
8
6
6
6
7
9
11
11
10
9
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