Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.8°C

Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	W 15	W 17
Wave Graph
kJ	2008	1918	5679	5334	4285	4030	4449	5606	7163	7445	7351	5566	5054	4586	3895	3078	2601	1430	1190	4641	8069	16961	26502
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				9:54PM2.75m				9:54AM3.27m					10:48PM2.80m				10:27AM3.33m				11:36PM2.84m
Low Tide		3:48PM0.88m				3:39AM1.15m					4:32PM0.63m				4:21AM1.28m				5:12PM0.43m				5:00AM1.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05
	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	3	1	2	2
Temp °C	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	16	16	16	11	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	10	10	9	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	10	12	12	12	14	10	7	4	3	3	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	—	WSW 13	W 15	W 17
kJ	2008	1918	5679	5334	4285	4030	4449	5606	7163	7445	7351	5566	5054	4586	3895	3078	2601	1430	1190	—	8069	16961	26502
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	W 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	SW 18	SW 19	WSW 17	W 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	1103	1587	70	71	71	71	69	65	45	27	26	26	26	26	—	53	54	93	83	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 17	WSW 17	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	70	70	—	12	13	13	13	—	—	—	11	45	29	—	—	—	27	53	83	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 12	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	403	1002	4641	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Super green Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Super green Washington	Crescent Washington	Klamath Rivermouth CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	5	9	6	6	5	5	5	3	2	4	4	5	7	6
Distance (km)	115	115	9	9	9	9	104	254	253	253	104	11	9	9	9	9	254	254	482	458	456	456	458
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)			8	8	7	6	7				9	8	7	7	6	5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	7	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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