Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
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
164
164
164
164
162
119
114
105
103
113
110
92
95
93
91
75
75
76
76
117
76
84
84
86
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:16AM3.11m
2:24PM3.37m
3:02AM2.93m
2:56PM3.32m
3:50AM2.73m
3:28PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.87m
8:51PM0.58m
8:47AM1.11m
9:34PM0.61m
9:20AM1.35m
10:19PM0.71m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
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