Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.8° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
210
214
253
258
218
253
214
276
225
185
146
143
140
203
160
157
119
96
96
103
114
66
65
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
SE
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17AM2.50m
10:05PM3.51m
12:14PM2.66m
11:04PM3.63m
1:04PM2.82m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.36m
3:54PM1.78m
5:28AM0.11m
5:00PM1.73m
6:20AM-0.08m
6:01PM1.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:05
9:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
11
10
9
11
12
10
10
12
10
10
10
8
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
9
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