Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.0° C
2.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
111
109
78
93
96
68
67
93
91
93
93
125
93
93
87
86
84
82
78
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
E
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:24PM3.06m
00:48AM3.57m
2:01PM3.19m
1:38AM3.47m
2:36PM3.28m
Low Tide
6:51PM1.28m
7:32AM0.07m
7:42PM1.11m
8:11AM0.23m
8:31PM0.97m
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6:11
6:13
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8:29
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
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