Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

12.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 9AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2259	2369	2264	2238	2187	2062	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	1106	953	754	700	590	469	367	288	205	156	153	177	291	674	1510
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	WNW	NNE	E	E	ENE	ESE	SSE	ESE	W	SW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:55AM2.77m				6:11PM2.78m					7:52AM2.90m				7:36PM2.71m				8:38AM3.04m				8:51PM2.71m
Low Tide	11:56PM0.61m				12:32PM1.70m					1:01AM0.76m				1:53PM1.47m				2:00AM0.89m				2:57PM1.17m				2:53AM1.02m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	10	11	12	12	11
Feels °C	4	4	6	8	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	10	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	9	9	8	5	7	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 11	WNW 13	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 6	SW 8	W 11	W 13
kJ	2259	2369	2264	2238	2187	2062	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	1106	953	754	462	590	293	246	217	183	156	95	78	159	382	1510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WNW 13	SW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 14	W 22
kJ	165	251	161	248	76	94	126	134	177	274	316	346	412	493	493	700	315	469	367	288	205	150	108	147	228	674	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WNW 11	W 11	W 9	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 17	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 15	SSW 8	SW 14
kJ	61	41	59	60	242	209	209	209	209	209	212	167	174	96	97	149	151	151	153	153	153	153	153	177	291	45	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	44	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	115	115	254	176	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3					3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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