Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
SW
7
0.7
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
388
331
263
223
179
126
256
631
849
908
680
769
734
500
383
336
277
111
78
46
114
35
38
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM2.82m
11:30AM3.26m
00:17AM2.91m
12:01PM3.42m
1:04AM2.96m
12:35PM3.54m
Low Tide
5:19AM1.09m
6:02PM0.61m
5:56AM1.17m
6:42PM0.33m
6:34AM1.26m
7:24PM0.13m
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7:47
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8
10
3
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2
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Temp °C
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
9
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
4
6
6
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
9
10
8
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