Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
136
140
134
132
132
132
130
102
95
138
131
131
108
135
181
234
297
311
318
318
270
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:56PM2.94m
2:18AM3.12m
3:24PM3.01m
2:59AM2.97m
3:52PM3.07m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.40m
8:30PM1.41m
8:54AM0.53m
9:12PM1.31m
9:23AM0.70m
9:57PM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:44
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
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