Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 1PM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)18ft (5.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Nov)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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)
0
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4
3
0
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3
4
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
W
16
6
W
16
6
W
16
5
W
16
4.5
W
15
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
15
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11486
15343
16601
17132
13022
8911
6049
4145
3032
2041
1392
1252
1668
2060
1999
1939
2235
4260
4265
4647
4667
4168
3605
3191
2906
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
40
S
10
SE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM3.36m
00:19AM2.85m
11:31AM3.36m
1:01AM2.84m
12:05PM3.33m
1:42AM2.79m
Low Tide
5:00AM1.39m
5:49PM0.31m
5:37AM1.49m
6:25PM0.26m
6:13AM1.58m
7:03PM0.27m
6:49AM1.66m
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7:05
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7:09
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4:52
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4:51
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4:50
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 mm
1
1
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4
6
3
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3
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
11
9
6
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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