Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 16 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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	W 10	W 12	WNW 12	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	132	184	223	277	277	274	640	244	526	236	199	235	431	1048	1148	1010	973	867	804	910	1207	1082	1047	928
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	S	S	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:20AM2.45m			4:02PM2.89m					6:29AM2.37m			4:53PM2.74m					7:47AM2.37m				5:59PM2.62m
Low Tide				10:07AM1.87m					11:26PM0.86m				11:02AM1.98m				00:28AM0.97m				12:23PM2.04m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	17	18	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	11	11	10	8	9	12	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	17	16	15	16	14	16	14	12	12	13	11	10	10	10	8	8	6	5	6	8	8	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	W 10	W 12	W 8	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	93	184	223	277	277	274	640	234	526	144	199	235	431	1048	1148	1010	973	867	804	910	1207	1082	1047	928
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	SW 14	SW 14	W 15	W 14	W 13	SW 16	WNW 12	SW 13	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	WSW 9	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	31	130	130	110	181	173	151	244	62	236	195	123	134	133	179	162	155	154	199	112	197	194	188	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 16	W 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 21	SW 16	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	W 14	W 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	W 18	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—
kJ	132	134	116	132	147	149	17	151	62	66	67	89	88	69	69	48	46	27	26	29	25	25	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Deep Creek Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Whiskey Creek Washington	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	9	11	9	14	14	9	104	104	398	14	255	472	253	11	11	9	9	9	109	109	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove		Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2				4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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