Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7° C
3.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
242
186
178
159
197
197
210
214
253
258
258
214
214
210
230
185
177
143
180
134
160
131
119
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM2.35m
9:05PM3.38m
11:17AM2.50m
10:05PM3.51m
12:14PM2.66m
11:04PM3.63m
Low Tide
2:42PM1.74m
4:32AM0.36m
3:54PM1.78m
5:28AM0.11m
5:00PM1.73m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
13
11
11
12
11
10
10
8
7
8
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