Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 9 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

12.0°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 2PM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	21s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1						Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 22	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 15	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	167	351	589	1071	1522	2154	2259	2369	2264	2238	2187	2062	1728	1685	1474	1418	1168	1108	1077	953	874	700
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	WSW	S	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	W	NNE	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	W	NW	NNW	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	5:49AM2.69m				4:46PM2.95m				6:55AM2.77m				6:11PM2.78m					7:52AM2.90m				7:36PM2.71m
Low Tide			11:02AM1.81m				11:56PM0.61m				12:32PM1.70m					1:01AM0.76m				1:53PM1.47m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	4:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	4	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	7	9	10	12	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	11	12	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 15	W 14	WNW 14	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	167	128	589	1071	1522	2154	2259	2369	2264	2238	2187	2062	1728	1685	1474	1418	1168	1108	1077	953	515	527
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 16	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	98	351	127	203	239	248	165	251	59	248	76	94	126	131	181	279	387	397	425	485	874	700
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 23	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 13	WNW 11	SW 16	W 9	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	—	SW 14
kJ	107	43	64	64	45	44	85	41	161	60	242	209	209	209	209	209	169	167	206	98	—	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	44	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	3		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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