Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.1° C
2.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.5
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.6
WSW
24
0.7
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
154
151
172
172
165
165
165
141
159
162
162
162
138
329
171
112
86
371
563
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:29PM3.00m
9:34AM2.21m
8:21PM2.97m
10:50AM2.29m
9:16PM2.98m
Low Tide
12:54PM1.67m
2:55AM0.95m
1:56PM1.85m
3:55AM0.85m
3:06PM1.93m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
11
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