Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.9°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
118
119
134
198
235
235
291
279
227
269
225
221
208
204
127
130
212
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:18PM2.96m
9:34AM2.67m
8:42PM2.94m
10:22AM2.86m
9:55PM2.99m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.64m
2:55PM1.73m
3:39AM0.63m
4:04PM1.46m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
16
17
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
9
9
11
11
14
15
14
14
13
10
10
10
15
14
11
10
10
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