Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
302
685
996
1100
900
976
1081
855
495
363
214
138
105
96
85
50
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
NE
10
NW
5
NE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:17AM2.91m
12:01PM3.42m
1:04AM2.96m
12:35PM3.54m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.61m
5:56AM1.17m
6:42PM0.33m
6:34AM1.26m
7:24PM0.13m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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7:45
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7:47
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6:13
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6:10
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3
10
2
1
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
7
6
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
10
10
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