Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
239
236
184
161
165
307
252
252
252
252
197
194
297
260
254
254
254
163
163
254
251
248
198
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:30PM3.07m
7:11AM2.28m
7:15PM3.16m
8:42AM2.26m
8:08PM3.26m
10:07AM2.35m
Low Tide
11:46AM1.19m
1:20AM1.16m
12:33PM1.41m
2:27AM0.92m
1:32PM1.61m
3:31AM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
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9:07
9:07
9:06
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
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