Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.8° C
2.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
296
242
218
208
199
164
160
151
158
162
134
127
127
103
101
82
80
82
80
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM2.89m
9:14AM2.19m
7:35PM2.83m
10:32AM2.28m
8:43PM2.85m
Low Tide
12:01PM1.82m
2:12AM1.00m
1:11PM1.97m
3:22AM0.94m
2:39PM2.01m
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6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
14
12
12
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
12
11
13
13
13
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