Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
249
249
249
246
190
186
175
214
211
208
206
203
198
153
151
183
178
174
134
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:06PM3.15m
8:44AM2.32m
7:22PM3.11m
10:01AM2.46m
8:43PM3.15m
Low Tide
11:38AM1.79m
1:44AM0.69m
1:03PM1.91m
3:01AM0.58m
2:40PM1.89m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
15
14
14
13
13
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