Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7°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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
0
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4
4
1
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0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.6
W
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
15
3
W
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6049
4145
2790
2041
1392
643
1544
2792
2433
2092
2431
3582
3998
4432
4668
4001
3303
3106
3120
3353
3353
3425
3804
5761
5808
4369
6238
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
50
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:19AM2.85m
11:31AM3.36m
1:01AM2.84m
12:05PM3.33m
1:42AM2.79m
12:39PM3.27m
2:24AM2.72m
Low Tide
5:37AM1.49m
6:25PM0.26m
6:13AM1.58m
7:03PM0.27m
6:49AM1.66m
7:41PM0.34m
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
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15
15
16
15
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16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
4
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
12
12
14
13
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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