Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
14.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
W
17
0.7
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
136
114
114
93
93
93
92
91
75
80
149
266
540
620
529
633
633
633
507
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM3.24m
1:12AM3.07m
1:18PM3.36m
1:57AM3.02m
1:49PM3.44m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.73m
7:09AM0.90m
7:44PM0.53m
7:42AM1.05m
8:26PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
7
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
12
11
13
11
11
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