Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
128
122
142
116
116
116
93
91
75
75
76
76
117
76
76
86
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:02AM2.93m
2:56PM3.32m
3:50AM2.73m
3:28PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.58m
8:47AM1.11m
9:34PM0.61m
9:20AM1.35m
10:19PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
11
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
13
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