Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 6AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (06 Nov)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
1.8
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
17
6.5
W
17
6
W
17
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4285
4030
4449
5925
7545
7851
7356
6206
6633
6049
4392
3502
2638
2431
1005
3524
3443
8157
20396
29599
26085
22028
16148
11946
8385
5777
3724
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
55
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM3.27m
10:48PM2.80m
10:27AM3.33m
11:36PM2.84m
10:59AM3.36m
00:19AM2.85m
Low Tide
3:39AM1.15m
4:32PM0.63m
4:21AM1.28m
5:12PM0.43m
5:00AM1.39m
5:49PM0.31m
5:37AM1.49m
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10
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
7
6
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
10
5
6
4
5
5
7
9
10
9
7
7
6
7
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