Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
257
324
340
356
363
318
275
244
206
159
120
125
164
127
120
113
113
99
102
105
151
136
88
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:59AM2.97m
3:52PM3.07m
3:44AM2.78m
4:23PM3.12m
4:36AM2.58m
4:58PM3.16m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.70m
9:57PM1.21m
9:53AM0.91m
10:46PM1.12m
10:26AM1.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
17
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
23
23
21
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
14
20
18
17
15
14
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