Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
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
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
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
211
208
203
203
198
196
151
183
178
174
134
134
103
103
102
102
102
100
100
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:22PM3.11m
10:01AM2.46m
8:43PM3.15m
10:55AM2.66m
9:55PM3.23m
Low Tide
1:03PM1.91m
3:01AM0.58m
2:40PM1.89m
4:05AM0.45m
4:00PM1.72m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
12
14
16
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
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