Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.0°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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
127
125
124
119
109
106
107
107
139
115
118
119
134
198
235
291
291
279
227
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53PM3.05m
8:29AM2.52m
7:18PM2.96m
9:34AM2.67m
8:42PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:48AM1.89m
1:25AM0.63m
1:24PM1.89m
2:37AM0.64m
2:55PM1.73m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
13
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
14
17
15
14
15
14
14
16
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
11
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