Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1.2
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
164
133
119
116
90
82
109
261
485
749
553
280
423
520
778
1468
1343
1008
783
555
473
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSE
35
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:37PM3.30m
4:32AM2.58m
4:16PM3.27m
5:39AM2.40m
5:04PM3.22m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.14m
10:21PM0.72m
9:56AM1.37m
11:18PM0.72m
10:39AM1.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
4
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
15
13
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