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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 30 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
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
569 | 559 | 582 | 494 | 485 | 476 | 436 | 436 | 372 | 338 | 325 | 325 | 339 | 269 | 207 | 194 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 206 | 258 | 199 | 252 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:27PM2.70m | 00:19AM3.25m | 2:06PM2.72m | 00:56AM3.25m | 2:46PM2.71m | 1:33AM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM1.71m | 7:24AM0.33m | 7:07PM1.74m | 8:02AM0.33m | 7:45PM1.76m | 8:40AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 569 | 559 | 582 | 494 | 485 | 476 | 436 | 436 | 372 | 338 | 325 | 325 | 339 | 269 | 207 | 194 | 190 | 234 | 202 | 150 | 108 | 105 | 78 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 74 | 73 | 117 | 117 | 157 | 144 | 190 | 188 | 186 | 236 | 6 | 227 | 206 | 258 | 199 | 252 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 25 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 80 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1006 | 1005 | 1005 | 442 | 104 | 104 | 127 | 254 | 894 | 1006 | 258 | 254 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 276 | 280 | 280 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 76 |
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