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Needles surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Needles today?
The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 778 | 670 | 563 | 482 | 645 | 942 | 898 | 2260 | 4076 | 4480 | 4272 | 3804 | 3120 | 2513 | 2128 | 1818 | 2095 | 645 | 916 | 2705 | 6208 | 7006 | 7062 | 6736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 2.33 | 8:38AM 3.07 | 10:19PM 2.42 | 9:16AM 3.11 | 11:08PM 2.52 | 9:54AM 3.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 0.98 | 2:19AM 1.63 | 3:47PM 0.78 | 3:10AM 1.73 | 4:27PM 0.61 | 3:57AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
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