Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
334
164
192
192
190
238
290
286
354
354
346
300
258
258
299
291
273
262
220
217
211
206
206
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
0
N
5
N
0
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM3.36m
12:48PM3.20m
00:42AM3.34m
1:21PM3.32m
1:30AM3.25m
1:53PM3.38m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.34m
6:42PM0.96m
7:03AM0.46m
7:26PM0.76m
7:39AM0.64m
8:09PM0.63m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
14
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