Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
12.6° C
2.8° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
75
74
74
111
111
111
103
137
165
129
93
91
91
125
159
157
153
151
139
134
132
132
132
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:28AM3.29m
3:11PM3.32m
3:17AM3.05m
3:46PM3.30m
4:08AM2.79m
4:21PM3.23m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.46m
9:19PM0.89m
9:24AM0.75m
10:08PM0.87m
9:59AM1.06m
10:59PM0.90m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
17
16
16
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