Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.0° C
3.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
SW
19
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
75
75
75
73
63
62
65
65
96
121
146
143
78
120
125
157
153
143
147
137
186
184
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:04PM2.82m
00:00AM3.71m
1:49PM2.95m
00:54AM3.72m
2:33PM3.06m
1:47AM3.63m
Low Tide
6:20AM-0.08m
6:01PM1.64m
7:09AM-0.18m
6:58PM1.52m
7:55AM-0.17m
7:53PM1.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
14
12
11
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
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