Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is

12.3°C

Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 12				Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	604	596	596	589	529	431	514	514	521	514	453	361	290	290	290	372	444	604	301	289
Wind (km/h)	W	W	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	W	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:40PM3.37m					2:51AM2.85m				2:11PM3.29m				3:35AM2.72m				2:45PM3.18m
Low Tide				8:24PM0.37m				8:14AM1.44m				9:03PM0.44m				8:49AM1.60m				9:45PM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	12	13	12	14	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	604	596	596	589	529	431	514	514	521	514	453	361	290	290	290	372	444	604	301	289
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	46	43	31	29	159	157	155	155	153	287	152	137	136	134	134	134	186	196	165	162
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 6	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 6	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 7	—	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	165	163	163	161	16	133	133	59	58	7	75	154	197	111	111	111	1	—	198	245
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seaside Point Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	9	118	9	9	9	9	14	9	104	104	104	9	9	9	9	9	76	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4

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