Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.0°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
22
0.8
W
22
1.1
W
21
1.4
W
20
1.7
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
236
239
239
236
224
209
206
167
203
167
167
167
351
589
1060
1522
2154
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:39AM2.69m
4:33PM3.17m
6:49AM2.69m
5:46PM2.95m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.27m
10:40AM1.79m
11:50PM0.44m
12:02PM1.81m
cloud
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
10
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
3
3
8
10
8
8
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6
5
8
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6
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