Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
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5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
SW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
7
0.8
W
15
1.3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
18
3
W
17
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
700
590
461
367
288
202
153
155
225
291
644
2278
2198
2041
2074
5711
5334
4537
3751
3353
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36PM2.71m
8:38AM3.04m
8:51PM2.71m
9:18AM3.17m
9:54PM2.75m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.89m
2:57PM1.17m
2:53AM1.02m
3:48PM0.88m
3:39AM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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3
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2
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
10
9
6
7
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
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