Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1
W
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
307
249
258
261
299
291
273
262
220
217
211
206
206
164
164
164
164
162
154
176
176
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21PM3.32m
1:30AM3.25m
1:53PM3.38m
2:16AM3.11m
2:24PM3.37m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.46m
7:26PM0.76m
7:39AM0.64m
8:09PM0.63m
8:13AM0.87m
8:51PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
10
11
10
9
10
11
14
14
14
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