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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today?
The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | |
326 | 269 | 214 | 171 | 178 | 237 | 237 | 545 | 269 | 488 | 547 | 456 | 645 | 545 | 452 | 349 | 342 | 288 | 273 | 207 | 203 | 194 | 142 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:22AM2.51m | 9:53PM3.07m | 10:29AM2.61m | 10:28PM3.27m | 11:28AM2.73m | 11:06PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.15m | 4:27AM1.01m | 4:09PM1.22m | 5:13AM0.63m | 4:55PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 |
 kJ | 326 | 269 | 214 | 171 | 178 | 237 | 237 | 231 | 269 | 488 | 547 | 456 | 645 | 545 | 452 | 349 | 342 | 288 | 273 | 207 | 203 | 194 | 81 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 18 | W 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 124 | 87 | 93 | 70 | 104 | 176 | 176 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 103 | 78 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 13 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 27 | 17 | — | 70 | 72 | 73 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 142 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 545 | 25 | 52 | 93 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 115 | 254 | 274 | 115 | 76 | 104 | 253 | 253 | 115 | 276 | 458 | 258 | 258 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 274 | 274 | 115 | 230 | 104 | 104 | 14 |
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